Baylys Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.01° S 173.79° E

Baylys Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Baylys Beach sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.1° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Baylys Beach at 3PM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)13ft (4.0m)16s
Afternoon (24 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (24 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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)
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3
3
3
2
1
1
0
0
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
2.3
SW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7812
6657
6080
5464
4668
3926
3470
3051
2667
2509
2326
2326
2747
2285
2006
1197
1162
976
878
784
808
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:45AM2.23m
8:03PM2.43m
8:24AM2.40m
8:39PM2.58m
9:00AM2.54m
Low Tide
1:54PM0.44m
2:20AM0.32m
2:32PM0.28m
2:56AM0.16m
3:09PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
Feels °C
6
5
5
6
7
8
9
7
8
8
7
8
9
9
9
8
7
7
8
9
9
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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