The Island (Island Bay) Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.35° S 174.78° E

The Island (Island Bay) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Island (Island Bay) sea temperature is
12.7°C
0.3° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 10AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Afternoon (04 Oct)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (04 Oct)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue night, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon morning, strong winds from the NNW by Tue night).

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
S
16
0.2
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
694
1665
1028
765
618
524
517
458
449
449
441
353
290
240
200
157
115
81
59
41
17
20
25
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
N
10
NW
15
NNW
20
N
25
N
35
N
40
N
45
N
50
NNW
50
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:53AM1.77m
00:22AM1.63m
12:48PM1.75m
1:15AM1.61m
1:44PM1.72m
Low Tide
5:45AM0.50m
6:21PM0.47m
6:36AM0.47m
7:11PM0.46m
7:28AM0.46m
8:00PM0.47m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:50
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6:48
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6:48
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7:28
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7:30
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7:30
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Temp °C
9
8
9
10
10
10
9
7
7
6
8
11
11
10
9
9
9
10
11
11
11
11
10
Feels °C
2
2
4
6
5
7
6
4
4
3
6
8
7
5
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
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