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

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 06 Jul 2025 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
14.2° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for The Island (Island Bay) this week:

The surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 09) at 12PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at The Island (Island Bay) in the next 12 days are 1.2m 12s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 10) at 12AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.5m 7s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 12) at 9PM.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)12PM (Wed 9th Jul)1.5ft (0.5m) 10s
Best Surf 3PM (Wed 9th Jul)2.5ft (0.7m) 12s
Most Powerful12AM (Thu 10th Jul)4ft (1.2m) 12s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Island (Island Bay) over the next 12 days.

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Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
AMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNight
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
S
1.2
S
1
S
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.5
S
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
S
0.7
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.7
E
0.6
ESE
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.7
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
ESE
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.6
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
S
1.7
S
Period(s) (?)9988715141312111212111110101091110111111101011911151410118788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)4152932021951321803382511721162023992962371548388158116969162626074201101748761424480615840536
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
20
N
20
N
25
N
30
N
25
N
35
NNE
35
NNW
35
N
35
N
0
WNW
25
S
25
SSW
15
N
15
WNW
20
NW
5
NW
5
WSW
0
SSE
20
NNW
20
NW
10
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffglassglassoffoffcross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:28PM
1.58
1:46AM
1.52
2:11PM
1.59
2:32AM
1.51
2:52PM
1.60
3:18AM
1.49
3:35PM
1.60
4:06AM
1.48
4:19PM
1.60
4:54AM
1.46
5:06PM
1.59
5:43AM
1.46
5:55PM
1.58
6:33AM
1.46
6:46PM
1.58
7:23AM
1.47
7:39PM
1.58
8:11AM
1.51
8:33PM
1.59
9:00AM
1.55
9:27PM
1.60
9:49AM
1.60
10:20PM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:49PM
0.78
7:52AM
0.79
8:33PM
0.79
8:33AM
0.80
9:18PM
0.80
9:19AM
0.80
10:05PM
0.79
10:07AM
0.78
10:55PM
0.76
10:56AM
0.75
11:47PM
0.73
11:44AM
0.71
12:39AM
0.69
12:32PM
0.67
1:29AM
0.65
1:21PM
0.63
2:17AM
0.62
2:14PM
0.60
3:04AM
0.60
3:08PM
0.58
3:52AM
0.58
4:03PM
0.57
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Sunrise7:46--7:46--7:46--7:46--7:45--7:45--7:43--7:43--7:43--7:43--7:41--7:41--
Sunset-5:04--5:05--5:05--5:06--5:07--5:07--5:07--5:08--5:08--5:09--5:10--5:12-
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Rain (mm)
-----------2-1---27-215-1----2-----2--
Temp. °C9978810111110101011121314131415131313121111121212111111121311111110
Feels °C (?)44244687677789108910766115589791098910555

Short Range Forecast: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri night, min 8°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Fri night).

Days 6-9 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Long Range Forecast: Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu morning).

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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Wellington

  1. Smaller swell than Friday and the local SE wind was blowing stronglu cross off and generating a wind-chop at the point. Just 6 out here. I surfed the middle of the bay instead, where the waves looked biggest. Still wind-affected but some good shape waves, generally about shoulder-high.

    Delaware Bay (East end), 112 km away
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Information about the The Island (Island Bay) Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for The Island (Island Bay) provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at The Island (Island Bay) can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our The Island (Island Bay) surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (The Island (Island Bay)) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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The Island (Island Bay) is 8 km (5 miles) from the city of Wellington. If you plan a holiday in Wellington, look for hotels and other accommodation in Wellington. Wellington has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.

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