The Island (Island Bay) Surf Break
Lat Long: 41.35° S 174.78° E

The Island (Island Bay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for The Island (Island Bay)

Issued: 11 am 06 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Island (Island Bay) sea temperature is
15.6° C

2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (06 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 3PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jun)--
Afternoon (06 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (06 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun night).

Sat
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tue
9
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
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)
0.4
NNW
9
0.3
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
S
12
1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.5
S
11
0.8
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
7
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
15
1.8
S
17
4.5
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
23
46
71
64
52
59
47
83
80
103
164
230
190
154
132
165
169
335
284
297
376
1821
7475
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
10
S
5
SE
20
S
30
SSE
5
SE
15
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
25
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
30
S
35
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:13AM1.46m
9:27PM1.51m
9:53AM1.47m
10:13PM1.52m
10:34AM1.49m
10:58PM1.54m
Low Tide
3:10PM0.72m
3:59AM0.67m
3:53PM0.69m
4:39AM0.65m
4:38PM0.68m
5:20AM0.65m
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:58
4:58
4:57
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
11
12
11
12
12
11
12
12
13
14
13
12
10
10
10
Feels °C
12
10
9
9
7
9
10
7
4
9
9
5
5
7
7
7
8
10
11
10
6
3
4
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
9
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.4
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
7
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
SSW
9
0.7
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
15
1.8
S
17
1.5
S
21
Energy kJ
5
14
35
71
63
52
44
35
20
80
103
164
230
190
154
132
88
169
335
284
297
376
1821
1936
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
SSW
11
0.5
S
11
0.4
NW
9
0.2
NNW
9
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
15
0.1
NW
9
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
9
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.2
NNW
3
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
32
22
46
22
22
39
59
22
8
19
19
10
9
3
32
50
165
62
8
7
1
7
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
6
0.3
SSW
11
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
NNW
9
0.2
NNW
9
0.1
S
21
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
N
17
0.1
NW
9
0.1
SE
14
0.1
NW
6
Energy kJ
14
23
5
5
5
21
21
12
11
8
8
8
9
8
8
8
8
6
3
7
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
3
0.9
SSW
5
1
SSW
6
1
S
6
0.8
S
6
1.1
S
6
0.6
NNW
3
0.9
NNW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
2
0.3
NNW
2
0.6
S
3
1.5
S
5
2.1
S
6
4.5
S
14
Energy kJ
4
42
65
64
47
83
6
31
9
3
7
5
2
2
1
5
120
357
7475
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
65
16
15
27
62
15
0
31
62
3
0
39
39
1
1
2
1
0
1
0
27
109
27
113
Best forecast wave conditions in Wellington
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
1
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
2
5
3
3
3
3
3
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
6
7
7
8
8
9
9
8
7
6
7
6
5
9
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