Baylys Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.01° S 173.79° E

Baylys Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Baylys Beach sea temperature is
14.6° 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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Baylys Beach at 4AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (13 Aug)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (13 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat morning).

Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
2
1
2
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
WSW
15
0.8
SW
19
0.9
SW
18
1.5
W
12
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
17
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2.1
SW
16
1.7
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
421
489
477
377
425
528
670
1098
1105
1287
1334
2263
2128
1928
2058
2284
1174
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
W
0
NE
5
NE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:17PM2.78m
9:39AM2.63m
10:02PM2.86m
10:24AM2.68m
Low Tide
3:34AM0.03m
3:49PM-0.04m
4:19AM-0.06m
4:33PM-0.07m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
14
15
16
15
15
14
13
13
12
13
16
16
14
14
Feels °C
14
14
13
13
14
15
14
15
14
12
13
11
11
15
14
12
12
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