Baylys Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.01° S 173.79° E

Baylys Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Baylys Beach sea temperature is
14.5° 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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Baylys Beach at 5AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (19 Aug)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (19 Aug)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue night, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed morning, calm by Wed night).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
1
0
1
1
2
1
2
3
4
5
4
4
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2214
2270
2166
2032
1830
1890
1363
3304
3373
2869
3101
2295
2527
2216
1787
1514
1450
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
10
E
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
glassy
off
off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
1:24AM2.33m
1:52PM2.23m
2:09AM2.14m
2:43PM2.08m
Low Tide
7:20PM0.43m
7:43AM0.44m
8:05PM0.62m
8:28AM0.62m
8:58PM0.79m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
 mm
Temp °C
12
13
13
11
11
11
11
11
12
10
10
10
10
11
11
12
12
Feels °C
6
8
7
5
4
3
4
5
7
7
8
8
7
8
8
10
11
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