What are the current surf conditions at The Island (Island Bay)?

The Island (Island Bay) currently has varying wave conditions. Check the live forecast above for real-time wave heights, wind conditions, and tide information updated every 6 hours.

What's the best time to surf The Island (Island Bay)?

The best time to surf The Island (Island Bay) is typically when swell comes from the W direction. Check the tide charts and wind forecasts above for optimal surfing conditions.

The Island (Island Bay) Surf Report & Forecast

Wellington, Wellington

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🌬️ WIND

23
kt

🌊 SWELL

2.6
ft

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SWELL
HEIGHT

2.6ft

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SWELL
PERIOD

10s

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WIND GUSTS

35kt

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AIR TEMP

17°C

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SECONDARY
SWELL

0.4ft @
10s

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PRECIPITATION

0mm

SURF QUALITY

Poor conditions right now. Sweet 2.6ft waves with quality 10s ground swell but blown out with 23kt winds Might want to wait for better conditions.

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Wednesday

Apr 8

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🌊 1.9-3.3ft 💨 11-24kt 🌡️ 17-18°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	3.3ft	9s	E	11kt	NNE	19kt	17°C	18°C	0.2mm
1:00 AM	POOR	3.2ft	9s	E	13kt	N	22kt	18°C	18°C	0.1mm
2:00 AM	POOR	3.2ft	9s	E	16kt	N	25kt	18°C	18°C	0.1mm
3:00 AM	POOR	3.1ft	9s	E	18kt	NNW	28kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	3.1ft	9s	E	18kt	NNW	29kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	3ft	10s	E	19kt	NNW	29kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	2.9ft	10s	E	20kt	NNW	30kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	2.8ft	10s	E	20kt	NNW	31kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	2.8ft	10s	E	21kt	NNW	33kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	2.7ft	10s	E	22kt	NNW	34kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	2.6ft	10s	E	23kt	NNW	35kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	2.5ft	10s	E	23kt	NNW	36kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	2.4ft	10s	E	24kt	NNW	36kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	2.4ft	10s	E	23kt	NNW	36kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	2.3ft	10s	E	23kt	NNW	35kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	2.3ft	10s	E	23kt	NNW	35kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	2.2ft	10s	E	22kt	NNW	34kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	2.2ft	10s	E	22kt	NNW	33kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	10s	E	21kt	NNW	32kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	10s	E	21kt	NNW	31kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	2ft	10s	E	20kt	NNW	31kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	2ft	10s	E	20kt	NNW	31kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	2ft	10s	E	21kt	NNW	32kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	10s	E	22kt	NNW	32kt	17°C	18°C	0mm

Thursday

Apr 9

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 1.5-1.9ft 💨 7-23kt 🌡️ 15-17°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	10s	E	23kt	NNW	33kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	10s	E	23kt	NNW	33kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	10s	E	22kt	NNW	33kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	10s	E	22kt	NNW	33kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	10s	E	22kt	NNW	32kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	10s	E	21kt	NNW	31kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	10s	E	20kt	NNW	30kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	10s	E	19kt	NNW	29kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	10s	E	18kt	NNW	28kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	10s	E	17kt	NNW	27kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	10s	E	16kt	NNW	24kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	10s	E	14kt	NNW	21kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	10s	E	12kt	NNW	18kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	10s	E	11kt	NNW	17kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1.7ft	10s	E	10kt	NW	15kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	1.7ft	10s	E	9kt	NW	13kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	1.7ft	10s	E	8kt	WNW	12kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	1.7ft	10s	E	7kt	W	11kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	1.6ft	10s	E	7kt	SW	11kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	1.6ft	10s	E	10kt	SW	12kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	10s	E	12kt	SSW	14kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	10s	E	15kt	SSW	16kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	10s	E	15kt	S	15kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	10s	E	15kt	S	15kt	15°C	18°C	0mm

Friday

Apr 10

POOR6 good hours

🌊 1.5-2.3ft 💨 5-14kt 🌡️ 14-18°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	10s	E	14kt	S	14kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	10s	E	14kt	S	14kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	10s	E	14kt	SSE	14kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	10s	E	13kt	SSE	14kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	10s	E	13kt	SSE	14kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	10s	E	13kt	SSE	13kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	10s	E	12kt	SE	13kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	10s	E	11kt	SE	11kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	1.5ft	10s	E	9kt	ESE	10kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1.5ft	10s	E	7kt	E	9kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	8s	ESE	7kt	E	9kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	7s	SE	7kt	E	9kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	2.3ft	5s	SSE	6kt	ENE	8kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	2.2ft	5s	SSE	6kt	ENE	8kt	14°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	2.1ft	5s	SSE	5kt	ENE	8kt	14°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	2ft	5s	SSE	5kt	ENE	7kt	14°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	1.9ft	5s	SSE	7kt	ENE	10kt	14°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	5s	SSE	8kt	NE	13kt	14°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	5s	SSE	10kt	NE	16kt	14°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	5s	SSE	11kt	NE	18kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	5s	SE	12kt	NE	19kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	5s	SE	13kt	NNE	21kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	6s	ESE	10kt	NNE	16kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	8s	ESE	7kt	N	11kt	18°C	18°C	0mm

Saturday

Apr 11

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 1.1-3.4ft 💨 4-20kt 🌡️ 17-18°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	10s	E	4kt	NNW	6kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	8s	E	5kt	NW	7kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	6s	ESE	5kt	W	7kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	5s	ESE	6kt	WSW	7kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	5s	ESE	6kt	SSW	8kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	6s	ESE	5kt	SSE	8kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	6s	ESE	5kt	ESE	8kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	2.1ft	6s	ESE	9kt	E	14kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	2.2ft	7s	ESE	13kt	ENE	20kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	2.4ft	7s	ESE	18kt	NE	26kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	8s	E	18kt	NE	27kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	9s	E	18kt	NE	28kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	10s	E	19kt	NE	28kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	9s	E	17kt	NE	25kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	2.2ft	8s	E	14kt	NE	23kt	17°C	18°C	0.1mm
3:00 PM	POOR	2.8ft	8s	E	12kt	NE	20kt	17°C	18°C	0.1mm
4:00 PM	POOR	2.8ft	8s	E	14kt	NE	22kt	17°C	18°C	0.1mm
5:00 PM	POOR	2.8ft	8s	E	15kt	NE	25kt	18°C	18°C	0.1mm
6:00 PM	POOR	2.8ft	8s	E	17kt	NE	27kt	18°C	18°C	0.1mm
7:00 PM	POOR	2.8ft	8s	E	18kt	NE	29kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	2.9ft	8s	E	19kt	NE	31kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	2.9ft	8s	E	20kt	NE	33kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	3.1ft	9s	E	19kt	NE	31kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	3.4ft	9s	E	17kt	NE	28kt	18°C	18°C	0mm

Sunday

Apr 12

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 2.3-6.3ft 💨 11-32kt 🌡️ 16-18°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	3.7ft	9s	E	16kt	NE	26kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	3.2ft	9s	E	14kt	ENE	23kt	18°C	18°C	0.3mm
2:00 AM	POOR	2.8ft	9s	E	13kt	ESE	20kt	17°C	18°C	0.6mm
3:00 AM	POOR	2.3ft	9s	E	11kt	SE	17kt	17°C	18°C	0.9mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	3.3ft	9s	E	12kt	ESE	20kt	17°C	18°C	1.6mm
5:00 AM	POOR	4.3ft	10s	E	12kt	E	23kt	18°C	18°C	2.2mm
6:00 AM	POOR	5.3ft	10s	E	13kt	ENE	26kt	18°C	18°C	2.9mm
7:00 AM	POOR	5.6ft	10s	E	17kt	NNE	30kt	17°C	18°C	4.5mm
8:00 AM	POOR	5.9ft	11s	E	20kt	NW	34kt	17°C	18°C	6.1mm
9:00 AM	POOR	6.3ft	11s	E	23kt	W	38kt	16°C	18°C	7.7mm
10:00 AM	POOR	6.2ft	12s	E	26kt	WNW	41kt	17°C	18°C	6.4mm
11:00 AM	POOR	6.1ft	12s	E	29kt	NW	44kt	18°C	18°C	5.2mm
12:00 PM	POOR	6ft	13s	E	32kt	NNW	47kt	18°C	18°C	3.9mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	5.6ft	12s	E	30kt	NNW	45kt	18°C	18°C	2.6mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	5.2ft	12s	E	29kt	NNW	42kt	17°C	18°C	1.3mm
3:00 PM	POOR	4.9ft	12s	E	28kt	NNW	40kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	4.6ft	12s	E	29kt	NW	40kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	4.2ft	12s	E	30kt	NW	40kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	3.9ft	12s	ESE	31kt	NW	40kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	3.8ft	11s	ESE	30kt	NW	39kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	3.6ft	11s	ESE	29kt	NW	37kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	3.4ft	11s	ESE	28kt	NW	36kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	3.3ft	11s	ESE	29kt	NW	38kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	3.2ft	11s	ESE	30kt	NW	39kt	16°C	18°C	0mm

Monday

Apr 13

POOR6 good hours

🌊 1.5-3.1ft 💨 4-31kt 🌡️ 14-16°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	3.1ft	11s	ESE	31kt	NW	41kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	3ft	11s	ESE	31kt	NW	40kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	2.9ft	10s	E	30kt	NW	39kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	2.8ft	10s	E	30kt	NW	38kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	2.7ft	10s	E	29kt	NW	37kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	2.5ft	10s	E	28kt	NW	36kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	2.4ft	10s	E	27kt	NW	35kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	2.3ft	10s	E	27kt	NW	34kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	2.3ft	10s	E	26kt	NW	34kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	2.2ft	10s	E	25kt	NW	33kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	10s	E	23kt	NW	30kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	10s	E	20kt	NW	27kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	10s	E	17kt	NW	23kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	10s	E	15kt	NW	21kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	10s	E	12kt	NW	19kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	10s	E	10kt	NW	16kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	1.7ft	9s	SE	8kt	NW	13kt	14°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	1.7ft	8s	SSE	7kt	NW	11kt	14°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	1.7ft	7s	SSW	5kt	NW	8kt	14°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	1.6ft	7s	SSW	5kt	NW	7kt	14°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	1.6ft	7s	SSW	4kt	NNW	6kt	14°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	1.5ft	7s	SSW	4kt	NNW	5kt	14°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	1.5ft	7s	SSE	4kt	WNW	5kt	14°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	1.5ft	8s	SE	4kt	SW	5kt	15°C	18°C	0mm

Tuesday

Apr 14

POOR1 excellent hours

🌊 1.5-3.4ft 💨 3-25kt 🌡️ 10-15°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.5ft	9s	E	5kt	SSE	5kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1.5ft	11s	E	6kt	S	6kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	13s	E	7kt	S	7kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	14s	E	9kt	S	9kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	14s	E	11kt	SSE	10kt	14°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	14s	E	13kt	SSE	11kt	14°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	14s	E	14kt	SE	12kt	13°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	14s	E	15kt	SE	14kt	13°C	18°C	0.1mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	14s	E	16kt	SE	16kt	13°C	18°C	0.1mm
9:00 AM	POOR	2ft	13s	E	17kt	SE	17kt	12°C	18°C	0.1mm
10:00 AM	POOR	2.5ft	11s	ESE	12kt	ESE	13kt	12°C	18°C	0.3mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	2.9ft	8s	SE	8kt	ESE	9kt	11°C	18°C	0.4mm
12:00 PM	EXCELLENT	3.4ft	5s	SSE	3kt	E	5kt	10°C	18°C	0.6mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	2.9ft	8s	SE	11kt	ESE	11kt	11°C	18°C	0.6mm
2:00 PM	POOR	2.4ft	10s	ESE	18kt	SSE	17kt	11°C	18°C	0.6mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	13s	E	25kt	SSW	23kt	11°C	18°C	0.6mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	13s	E	23kt	SSW	23kt	11°C	18°C	0.5mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	13s	E	21kt	SSW	22kt	11°C	18°C	0.4mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	13s	E	19kt	SSW	21kt	12°C	18°C	0.3mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	13s	E	20kt	SSW	22kt	12°C	18°C	0.3mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	12s	E	21kt	SSW	23kt	12°C	18°C	0.3mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	12s	E	22kt	SSW	24kt	12°C	18°C	0.2mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	12s	E	22kt	SSW	25kt	12°C	18°C	0.3mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	12s	E	23kt	SSW	25kt	12°C	18°C	0.3mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:2.1ft @ 10s

Wind Conditions:7-24kt NNE

Water Temperature:18°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

The Island (Island Bay) in Wellington is an exposed reef break that only works once in a while, with summer in particular tending to be flat. The best conditions occur when a South-southeast swell, consisting of a mix of groundswells and windswells, combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northwest. There is no beach break here, but rather a right-hand reef break that offers no shelter from cross-shore breezes. It is unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up, though surfers must take care to avoid the rocks. The best time of year for surfing The Island with consistent, clean waves is during the winter, particularly the month of May.

Best Swell Direction: W

Bottom Type: Reef

Ideal Conditions

This spot performs best under these specific conditions. Forecasts take these into account when rating surf quality.

Ideal Swell DirectionSSE

Ideal Wind DirectionNW

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