Baylys Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.01° S 173.79° E

Baylys Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Baylys Beach sea temperature is
14.6° C
0.1° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Baylys Beach at 5AM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)7ft (2.1m)16s
Afternoon (14 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Evening (14 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Friday
14
Saturday
15
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)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
17
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
17
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
1.7
SW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.8
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
17
2.4
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
3
SW
16
4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1105
1287
1334
2263
2128
1928
2058
2162
1254
1126
1531
2173
2565
3194
4095
4158
7237
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:02PM2.86m
10:24AM2.68m
10:45PM2.87m
11:06AM2.68m
Low Tide
4:19AM-0.06m
4:33PM-0.07m
5:02AM-0.07m
5:16PM-0.03m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:51
 mm
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
14
13
13
12
13
15
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
14
12
12
10
11
14
14
13
13
12
11
10
10
9
8
7
7
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