
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Baylys Beach today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Baylys Beach at 9AM is: 1.4m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Baylys Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed night, strong winds from the W by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
375 | 600 | 1105 | 2033 | 1983 | 1753 | 2089 | 1303 | 1111 | 1289 | 1737 | 1715 | 1694 | 1493 | 1847 | 1797 | 1680 | 961 | 976 | 828 | 865 | 1179 | 2574 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:44AM2.63m | 11:57PM2.51m | 12:19PM2.54m | 00:33AM2.38m | 12:56PM2.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:38AM0.09m | 5:59PM0.21m | 6:13AM0.20m | 6:36PM0.33m | 6:49AM0.34m | 7:14PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||
6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 16 |
185 | 150 | 1105 | 2033 | 1983 | 1753 | 2089 | 1303 | 1111 | 1289 | 1737 | 1715 | 1694 | 1493 | 1847 | 1797 | 1680 | 472 | 524 | 828 | 865 | 1179 | 801 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 18 | W 8 | — | SW 20 | SW 19 | W 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | — |
295 | 600 | 144 | — | 552 | 715 | 90 | 985 | 895 | 614 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 961 | 976 | 82 | 202 | 602 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | — | — | — | — |
375 | 253 | 249 | — | — | — | — | 70 | 55 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 82 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 13 |
— | 232 | 227 | 165 | 157 | 124 | — | 97 | 101 | 42 | 26 | 36 | 91 | 108 | 189 | — | 324 | 650 | — | 439 | 368 | 314 | 2574 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 62 | 72 | 65 | 65 | 72 | 84 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 72 | 437 | 62 | 77 | 0 | 132 | 476 | 574 | 151 | 62 | 62 |
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