Baylys Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.01° S 173.79° E

Baylys Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Baylys Beach sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.3° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Baylys Beach at 9PM is: 2.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 3.5m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)--
Afternoon (18 Sep)13ft (4.0m)16s
Evening (18 Sep)8ft (2.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat night, min 12°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
16
5
SW
15
5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7912
2982
2624
2944
3288
7301
6764
7579
6604
6728
6512
7461
6756
7139
7339
8519
10298
10243
9540
Wind (km/h)
35
S
40
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
30
WNW
35
W
35
W
35
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:20AM1.94m
3:02PM1.96m
3:32AM1.83m
4:22PM1.91m
Low Tide
8:16PM0.81m
8:39AM0.80m
9:23PM0.93m
9:52AM0.89m
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:16
6:17
6:19
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
Feels °C
8
5
6
7
7
6
8
8
8
9
8
8
9
9
9
6
5
6
6
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