Baylys Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.01° S 173.79° E

Baylys Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 26 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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Baylys Beach at 10AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (26 Aug)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (26 Aug)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
1
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
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
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2509
2509
2509
2801
2801
2801
2630
2284
1991
1682
1452
1430
1326
1223
1249
1060
946
915
752
581
521
507
465
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
N
10
N
5
NW
10
WSW
0
SW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNE
10
N
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:16AM2.21m
8:38PM2.41m
8:54AM2.34m
9:14PM2.55m
9:31AM2.46m
Low Tide
2:16AM0.55m
2:27PM0.43m
2:54AM0.39m
3:04PM0.29m
3:29AM0.25m
3:40PM0.19m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:00
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
14
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
16
16
15
14
12
12
11
12
17
18
16
14
Feels °C
10
11
10
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
12
15
14
15
12
10
10
8
8
13
15
14
13
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