Baylys Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.01° S 173.79° E

Baylys Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Baylys Beach sea temperature is
14.3°C
0.2° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Baylys Beach at 12PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)7ft (2.1m)13s
Afternoon (27 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (27 Aug)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
3
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.5
WSW
12
1.3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1886
1682
1452
1430
1346
1223
1147
1060
946
821
752
658
521
514
471
444
437
486
546
601
357
702
503
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
10
W
5
SE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
N
15
W
20
S
30
S
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:54AM2.34m
9:14PM2.55m
9:31AM2.46m
9:48PM2.65m
10:06AM2.55m
Low Tide
2:54AM0.39m
3:04PM0.29m
3:29AM0.25m
3:40PM0.19m
4:04AM0.14m
4:15PM0.12m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:01
 mm
1
1
1
6
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
17
16
15
13
12
11
12
12
16
17
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
14
13
13
Feels °C
12
13
12
16
14
14
11
10
8
9
8
12
13
11
12
13
12
12
15
15
11
7
7
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