The Island (Island Bay) surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 NZDT
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The Island (Island Bay) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Island (Island Bay) sea temperature is
16.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at The Island (Island Bay) today?

The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 4AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 14). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (14 Jan)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (14 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
1.4
SE
1.4
S
2.3
S
2.1
S
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
S
1.3
S
Period(s) (?)10109999999999956788877766
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2302231731661321331301019996785755110146539504494437302245186143124
Wind
(km/h)
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
5
NW
5
ESE
15
S
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:13AM
1.60
2:31PM
1.53
2:57AM
1.60
3:17PM
1.50
3:38AM
1.59
4:03PM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:57PM
0.73
8:34AM
0.75
8:37PM
0.77
9:18AM
0.77
9:18PM
0.79
10:01AM
0.78
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise---6:03-------6:03-------6:05----
Sunset-------8:54-------8:53-------8:53
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
----1321010111281415931----111
Temp. °C151515161513141414151515151516161515151516161615
Feels °C (?)888101010141413141415151415141213131314131310
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