Baylys Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.01° S 173.79° E

Baylys Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Baylys Beach sea temperature is
16.0°C
0.7° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Baylys Beach at 4PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (18 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (18 Oct)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
12
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.3
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
773
917
812
773
761
736
661
603
593
603
966
1551
1491
1232
957
837
1378
1519
1474
1452
1326
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:25PM2.01m
3:55AM1.85m
4:38PM1.96m
5:14AM1.84m
5:50PM2.00m
Low Tide
9:03AM0.77m
9:47PM0.87m
10:08AM0.85m
11:01PM0.89m
11:23AM0.86m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:37
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6:35
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7:42
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7:43
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Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
14
13
13
Feels °C
10
10
10
11
11
10
9
10
11
10
10
11
12
11
11
10
9
10
11
11
10
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