Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Baylys Beach today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- 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 6AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| 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 ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1537 | 1661 | 2979 | 3161 | 3732 | 6984 | 8284 | 3178 | 2761 | 7933 | 3130 | 7831 | 7265 | 7074 | 7091 | 8338 | 6781 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:26AM2.10m | 1:58PM2.09m | 2:20AM1.94m | 3:02PM1.96m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:26PM0.64m | 7:44AM0.65m | 8:16PM0.81m | 8:39AM0.80m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — |
mm | — | 4 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 1537 | 1661 | 2979 | 3161 | 3732 | 6984 | 8284 | 3178 | 2761 | 3269 | 3130 | 4048 | — | — | — | 7222 | 6781 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 17 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 402 | 246 | 171 | 1061 | — | 3784 | 3736 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 16 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 267 | 19 | 91 | — | 2758 | 2651 | 7933 | 1869 | 7831 | 7265 | 7074 | 7091 | 8338 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 102 | 72 | 61 | 85 | 82 | 62 | 65 | 65 | 62 | 62 | 80 | 84 | 84 | 437 | 437 |
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