The Island (Island Bay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.35° S 174.78° E

The Island (Island Bay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Island (Island Bay) sea temperature is
11.9° C
0.4° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 11AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)5ft (1.6m)16s
Afternoon (19 Jul)5ft (1.5m)15s
Evening (19 Jul)6ft (1.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
4
3
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
S
15
1.5
S
15
1.8
S
15
1.8
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.5
S
19
2.4
S
19
2.3
S
18
2.2
S
18
2.1
S
16
2
S
15
1.9
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1916
1578
1210
1315
1088
1005
1392
1373
1315
1280
1225
1634
4141
3571
2960
2344
1780
1442
1208
1032
888
759
603
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
N
10
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
E
5
NE
10
NNE
15
N
25
NNW
30
N
30
N
30
NNE
20
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:48AM1.66m
9:14PM1.69m
9:40AM1.66m
10:08PM1.66m
10:31AM1.66m
Low Tide
2:44AM0.51m
3:01PM0.49m
3:37AM0.53m
3:59PM0.54m
4:27AM0.57m
4:53PM0.58m
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
11
12
11
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
10
9
9
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
11
Feels °C
8
9
8
8
6
4
4
3
4
4
5
5
6
5
6
7
5
4
3
3
3
3
7
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our The Island (Island Bay) surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest