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 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Island (Island Bay) sea temperature is
13.2°C
1.2° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 9PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)--
Afternoon (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (04 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales.

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.9
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
7
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
10
0.6
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
30
99
72
21
21
24
37
210
183
118
71
48
201
146
133
135
82
49
Wind (km/h)
40
NW
40
WNW
40
NW
45
NW
35
NW
30
NW
35
NW
40
NW
50
NW
50
NW
40
NW
45
NW
45
NW
50
NW
50
NW
50
NW
50
NNW
55
NNW
50
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:48PM1.62m
11:08AM1.73m
11:37PM1.62m
12:02PM1.74m
Low Tide
4:46PM0.55m
5:04AM0.55m
5:36PM0.51m
5:52AM0.51m
6:25PM0.49m
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clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
6:00
 mm
Temp °C
15
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
Feels °C
7
5
3
2
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
6
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