The Island (Island Bay) Surf Photo by Rob Davies

Lat Long: 41.35° S 174.78° E

Issued: 5 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Island (Island Bay) sea temperature is

12.8° C

The Island (Island Bay) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	NNW	SSW
	12 s	cross- off	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 August at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from The Island (Island Bay) around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 48 minutes before low water (falling ordinary tide). Tide height was 0.8m (2.6 ft). Range 1.33m (4.4 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Taputeranga Island, The Island (Island Bay)

The Island (Island Bay) Surf Photo: 'Taputeranga Island' by Rob Davies

Houghton Bay on the right. If you arrive in Wellington by plane and the wind is offshore, you approach from the South allowing you to check if there is any swell. The Island has breaks on both sides, but in two years of living in a house that overlooks it, I never saw anyone take on the left. Too heavy for most I'd have thought.

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User: Rob Davies (1346 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2475 photos)

Photo taken at: 2:18 pm 29 Aug 2006