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Baylys Beach surf break

Baylys Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 NZST
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Baylys Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Baylys Beach sea temperature is
19.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Baylys Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Baylys Beach at 1AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (21 Apr)7ft (2.2m)11s
Evening (21 Apr)11ft (3.5m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
1
2
!
!
!
!
!
!
2
3
4
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
2
WSW
2.1
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.5
S
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.1
S
2
S
1.8
SSW
1.7
S
1.5
S
Period(s) (?)141413131312121111101111111111101010999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)438533552713234518181803117710721091124930222965363235652919216420161245863710661528435332
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
SW
15
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:43PM
2.75
12:04PM
2.56
12:34AM
2.62
12:59PM
2.38
1:32AM
2.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:02AM
0.11
6:21PM
0.13
6:55AM
0.26
7:15PM
0.30
7:55AM
0.43
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise------6:54-------6:54-------6:54-
Sunset5:52-------5:52-------5:51-------
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
2-1-----1--11-11--------
Temp. °C151514131313141616151414131413141414141412111114
Feels °C (?)1314131111121315131191078788911977711
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