The Island (Island Bay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.35° S 174.78° E

The Island (Island Bay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Island (Island Bay) sea temperature is
12.9° C
0.8° 

The Island (Island Bay) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Island (Island Bay) today (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 7PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 02). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Afternoon (02 Aug)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (02 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

Table - waves today at The Island (Island Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon morning, near gales from the SSW by Tue night).

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
3
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
11
1.8
S
11
1.2
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
13
1.4
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
1.1
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.8
S
13
2.4
SSW
14
3
S
14
4.5
S
9
5.5
SSW
12
5.5
SSW
12
5.5
S
12
5.5
S
12
5.5
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
917
716
385
648
550
366
302
270
402
446
447
519
1021
2252
3313
2968
8573
9023
7942
7398
7097
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
30
N
35
N
30
NNW
30
N
10
W
10
NW
15
N
15
WNW
30
S
15
SSE
40
S
45
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
55
SSW
55
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:27AM1.44m
7:46PM1.50m
8:15AM1.48m
8:39PM1.52m
9:01AM1.53m
Low Tide
1:29PM0.68m
2:19AM0.69m
2:21PM0.67m
3:05AM0.67m
3:15PM0.66m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:28
 mm
2
3
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
7
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
12
14
13
9
8
6
6
7
5
5
6
7
Feels °C
2
4
4
3
2
3
4
3
7
9
10
9
2
4
-3
-4
-5
-6
-6
-6
-6
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