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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
16.5° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than 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 2AM is: 4.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)15ft (4.5m)9s
Afternoon (22 Apr)13ft (4.0m)9s
Evening (22 Apr)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4.5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4
S
4
S
3.5
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2
S
1.7
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)101010999999999998888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)41644387408434883128354334953344285023331941154315331328877533393212169138127766058
Wind
(km/h)
60
S
55
SSE
55
SSE
55
S
50
S
55
S
55
S
50
S
45
S
45
S
40
S
40
SSW
35
SSW
40
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
0
N
0
NNE
5
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononglassglassglassoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:21PM
1.85
8:59AM
1.71
9:17PM
1.85
9:52AM
1.70
10:13PM
1.82
10:44AM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:15PM
0.55
2:57AM
0.49
3:09PM
0.51
3:51AM
0.46
4:04PM
0.48
4:44AM
0.45
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise------6:58-------6:58-------7:00-
Sunset5:40-------5:39-------5:37-------
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
431-111-111113211-------
Temp. °C101111111011111011111111111011121212121110101013
Feels °C (?)-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1112332578910999811
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