
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Baylys Beach today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Baylys Beach at 5PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.0m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Baylys Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu night, light winds from the S by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
816 | 816 | 1154 | 1273 | 996 | 2584 | 2717 | 7489 | 7594 | 6937 | 5410 | 4158 | 3395 | 2699 | 2035 | 1600 | 1126 | 908 | 768 | 765 | 315 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:56PM2.41m | 1:11AM2.24m | 1:37PM2.27m | 1:54AM2.09m | 2:25PM2.13m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:14PM0.48m | 7:27AM0.49m | 7:56PM0.63m | 8:11AM0.64m | 8:45PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||
6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 8 |
517 | 816 | 1154 | 1273 | 996 | 2584 | — | — | 7594 | 6937 | 5410 | 4158 | 3395 | 2699 | 2035 | 1600 | 1126 | 908 | 768 | 765 | 257 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 18 | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 |
816 | 82 | — | — | 580 | 381 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 315 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 |
82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 287 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 13 | — | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | — |
666 | 626 | 476 | 555 | 692 | 504 | 2717 | 7489 | — | 245 | 297 | 604 | 1045 | 1224 | 1064 | 912 | 837 | 676 | 621 | 368 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 350 | 113 | 79 | 72 | 77 | 77 | 72 | 103 | 65 | 93 | 117 | 117 | 307 | 190 | 84 | 69 | 62 | 117 | 148 | 61 | 61 |
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