The Island (Island Bay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.35° S 174.78° E

The Island (Island Bay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Island (Island Bay) sea temperature is
12.4°C
0.0° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 7PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 02). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (02 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (02 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Fri morning, light winds from the E by Fri night).

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
15
1.5
S
5
0.6
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
172
135
126
121
101
67
121
116
155
121
141
308
978
1007
826
1155
927
678
544
524
507
Wind (km/h)
55
N
55
N
50
N
40
N
30
NNE
20
NE
10
E
20
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:06AM1.76m
10:42PM1.65m
10:59AM1.77m
11:32PM1.65m
11:53AM1.77m
Low Tide
4:40PM0.53m
4:54AM0.54m
5:31PM0.49m
5:45AM0.50m
6:21PM0.47m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:54
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6:52
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6:50
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7:25
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7:27
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7:28
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Temp °C
11
12
13
12
12
12
11
10
9
8
8
9
10
9
8
8
8
10
10
10
9
Feels °C
1
2
4
5
7
9
9
6
3
1
2
2
3
2
2
3
4
6
5
7
6
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