Baches Surf Guide

Baches in The Wairarapa is a sheltered beach break that does not work very often. Summer in particular tends to be flat. Offshore winds are from the northeast with some shelter here from southeast winds. Still reasonable in light onshore winds Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the south. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights together with both left and right hand reef breaks offshore. Best around high tide when the tide is rising. An uncrowded break, even when it is working. Watch out for rocks.

Baches Spot Info

Type:Rating:Reliability:Todays Sea Temp*:
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13.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Baches:

The best conditions reported for surf at Baches occur when a South swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.

Explore Baches Location Map

Interactive Baches surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail.

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Baches Surf Forecasts:
Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 01:03 Local Time
WedThursday 07
9PM0AM3AM6AM
Wave (m)
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
Period (s) 14 14 13 13
Wind (km/h)
20
15
15
10
Wind State cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off

Swell History at Baches

Surf stats for Baches, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

Wind History at Baches

Wind stats for Baches, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.


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