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The Island (Island Bay) surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 06 May 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at The Island (Island Bay) today?
The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 3PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Island (Island Bay). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 06 | Wednesday 07 | Thursday 08 | Friday 09 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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| Energy (?) | 193 | 181 | 146 | 94 | 71 | 59 | 44 | 34 | 59 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 45 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 30 | 55 | 50 | 48 | 164 | 500 | 453 | 302 | 183 | 116 | 80 | 95 | 84 | 73 | 51 | 49 | 33 | 41 | 160 | 146 | 184 | 237 | 417 | 242 | 510 | 627 | 648 | 631 | 622 | 622 | 514 | 744 | 622 | 605 | 500 | 458 | 367 | 361 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:12PM 1.57 | 12:38AM 1.63 | 1:04PM 1.54 | 1:26AM 1.58 | 1:55PM 1.53 | 2:13AM 1.55 | 2:42PM 1.52 | 2:59AM 1.53 | 3:27PM 1.53 | 3:45AM 1.51 | 4:11PM 1.54 | 4:32AM 1.50 | 4:55PM 1.56 | 5:18AM 1.50 | 5:39PM 1.57 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:07AM 0.54 | 6:25PM 0.58 | 6:52AM 0.59 | 7:15PM 0.63 | 7:35AM 0.65 | 8:05PM 0.68 | 8:19AM 0.71 | 8:55PM 0.73 | 9:05AM 0.77 | 9:44PM 0.77 | 9:53AM 0.82 | 10:32PM 0.81 | 10:43AM 0.85 | 11:21PM 0.83 | 11:30AM 0.86 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 06 | Wednesday 07 | Thursday 08 | Friday 09 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:14 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Wellington
Ideal conditions here on Monday with a good crowd out here and also at Dee Dees. Well overhead here, especially in the am and just overhead at Dee Dees. Clear skies and light winds. Shortish period, so it felt forgiving for the size. Smaller tomorrow with more wind about too.
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