Baylys Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.01° S 173.79° E

Baylys Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 23 Jul 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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Baylys Beach at 11AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (23 Jul)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (23 Jul)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, near gales from the SW by Sat morning).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
15
1.1
SW
12
1.5
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1.9
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
2.5
W
8
4
WSW
9
5
WSW
10
5.5
WSW
11
6.5
WSW
13
6.5
WSW
14
6
WSW
15
6
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
255
361
874
1355
1251
1266
1144
1034
851
667
471
373
292
485
574
1010
2290
4343
8228
13056
15173
16292
15192
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
25
WNW
35
WNW
45
W
45
WSW
50
SW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:54AM2.06m
4:36PM2.03m
4:56AM1.97m
5:40PM2.02m
6:00AM1.96m
6:42PM2.07m
Low Tide
10:16AM0.68m
10:51PM0.83m
11:20AM0.74m
00:00AM0.85m
12:24PM0.73m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:35
 mm
1
6
4
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
11
11
15
14
13
14
13
12
12
11
11
12
13
12
Feels °C
11
12
11
10
10
11
10
9
9
7
8
9
9
8
10
6
2
2
0
0
3
4
5
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