Surf Forecasts:
The Island (Island Bay) surf forecast from 11 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 18 Jun, 6PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period, S swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 11 Jun, 6PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period, SSE swell with 755 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 12 Jun, 6AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SSE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for The Island (Island Bay) this week:
The surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Jun 12) at 6AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 14s. 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 16 days are 1.6m 12s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jun 11) at 6PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.1m 6s period and expected on Monday (Jun 15) at 6PM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 6AM (Fri 12th Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 6PM (Thu 18th Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 6PM (Thu 11th Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Island (Island Bay) over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 10°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 6 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 415 | 931 | 446 | 229 | 131 | 61 | 29 | 101 | 102 | 63 | 59 | 145 | 121 | 85 | 78 | 239 | 109 | 83 | 76 | 350 | 421 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:57PM1.63m | 1:25AM1.63m | 1:51PM1.70m | 2:22AM1.66m | 2:47PM1.77m | 3:22AM1.68m | 3:44PM1.83m | 4:23AM1.69m | 4:42PM1.87m | 5:22AM1.70m | 5:41PM1.89m | 6:21AM1.70m | 6:41PM1.88m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:06PM0.65m | 7:34AM0.64m | 8:03PM0.63m | 8:28AM0.64m | 9:04PM0.61m | 9:28AM0.62m | 10:07PM0.58m | 10:30AM0.58m | 11:11PM0.55m | 11:30AM0.54m | 00:15AM0.51m | 12:28PM0.49m | 1:17AM0.48m | ||||||||
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 | 7:43 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — |
 | — | 4:57 | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | 4:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 6 | S 12 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 12 | S 6 | S 9 | S 9 | NW 6 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 341 | 931 | 446 | 229 | 131 | 61 | 22 | 101 | 102 | 63 | 59 | 145 | 121 | 85 | 52 | 78 | 109 | 83 | 76 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | S 5 | SSE 9 | SSE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSE 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NW 6 | SE 11 | SSW 10 | S 15 | SSW 13 | SE 13 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 415 | 21 | 42 | 21 | 24 | 16 | 27 | 11 | 44 | 43 | 57 | 9 | 26 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 4 | 57 | 7 | 143 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | S 20 | S 18 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 16 | S 20 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 16 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NW 6 | SSW 16 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 121 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 29 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 20 | — | 21 | 37 | 2 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 3 | — | S 4 | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 2 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 6 | NW 6 | S 5 | S 6 | — | NNW 5 | NW 6 | S 6 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | 10 | — | 2 | 12 | 1 | 38 | 51 | 25 | 216 | 260 | 78 | 239 | — | 74 | 157 | 350 | 421 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 61 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 39 | 65 | 74 | 74 | 85 | 31 | 1 | 74 | 123 | 112 | 113 |
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