Surf Forecast Surf Report

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 19 Apr 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
16.5° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at The Island (Island Bay) today?

The current surf forecast for The Island (Island Bay) at 11PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)--
Afternoon (19 Apr)1ft (0.3m)16s
Evening (19 Apr)1ft (0.3m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sun
27
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
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
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 (?)
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
1.8
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.5
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.7
S
2.5
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.3
S
2.1
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
0.9
SSW
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)161514888121212121118677877777777711111010578991010101010101015151414131312121212121313141414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)48424124231915141426236019355083585877863942327821418715410785691198583160742136214981500132097879971055747234737011459067575904734303423362172662842251791811501049660
Wind
(km/h)
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
15
NW
5
N
15
S
25
S
35
S
35
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
30
SSE
40
S
40
S
35
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
E
10
S
5
SSE
15
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
25
N
30
N
30
N
35
N
30
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:48PM
1.56
10:15AM
1.50
10:32PM
1.56
10:55AM
1.50
11:17PM
1.57
11:38AM
1.50
12:04AM
1.59
12:25PM
1.52
12:53AM
1.61
1:17PM
1.54
1:46AM
1.64
2:13PM
1.59
2:43AM
1.67
3:12PM
1.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:39PM
0.74
4:23AM
0.66
4:20PM
0.70
5:03AM
0.62
5:00PM
0.65
5:41AM
0.59
5:42PM
0.61
6:21AM
0.57
6:26PM
0.58
7:05AM
0.57
7:16PM
0.56
7:55AM
0.57
8:15PM
0.56
8:52AM
0.59
9:20PM
0.56
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sun
27
Sunrise------6:56-------6:56-------6:58-------6:58-------7:00-------7:01-------7:01-----
Sunset5:44-------5:43-------5:40-------5:39-------5:37-------5:37-------5:35-------5:34---
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Rain (mm)
-11-------2139941-11-32-------------------------------------
Temp. °C221918191920202120181615141313131313131313131313141314131313131212111111111010121413111111111214151413131212131415141414
Feels °C (?)191616171617171819191512876667910101111121312131097534456777911118899101212119866781010109
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