Baylys Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.01° S 173.79° E

Baylys Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Baylys Beach sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.0° 

Baylys Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Baylys Beach today (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Baylys Beach at 8PM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (17 Sep)7ft (2.2m)15s
Evening (17 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)14s

Table - waves today at Baylys Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
4
4
3
3
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
14
2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
3
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
5
SW
11
5
SW
11
5.5
SW
11
5.5
SW
11
5
SW
10
5
SW
10
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
809
1632
2147
2265
1537
1661
3210
4247
5604
5929
7653
7091
5761
4624
3483
3204
3612
7331
7844
6997
8316
Wind (km/h)
15
N
20
NNW
15
NW
10
N
10
NE
5
W
20
NW
20
NNW
20
SW
25
S
50
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
35
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:09PM2.25m
1:26AM2.10m
1:58PM2.09m
2:20AM1.94m
3:02PM1.96m
Low Tide
7:00AM0.47m
7:26PM0.64m
7:44AM0.65m
8:16PM0.81m
8:39AM0.80m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:16
6:17
 mm
1
2
2
8
3
3
3
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
17
17
14
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
15
Feels °C
10
13
15
12
10
11
9
8
10
8
3
4
6
6
5
6
8
8
8
8
9
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