Baylys Beach surf break

Baylys Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 23 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
18.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Baylys Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Baylys Beach at 2PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (23 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (23 Apr)2ft (0.6m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri afternoon).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
3
2
3
2
0
3
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
9
1.4
S
8
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.7
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1.1
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
393
277
212
208
252
249
222
261
644
573
236
176
407
407
401
327
261
323
444
595
929
966
940
776
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
15
ESE
20
SSE
30
SSE
20
E
25
SSE
30
SSE
15
ENE
10
E
10
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
E
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:02PM2.20m
2:40AM2.32m
3:17PM2.08m
3:56AM2.24m
4:37PM2.05m
5:10AM2.24m
Low Tide
7:55AM0.43m
8:17PM0.47m
9:04AM0.55m
9:28PM0.59m
10:21AM0.60m
10:45PM0.62m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:54
6:56
6:56
6:58
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5:50
5:49
5:46
5:45
1
2
1
5
1
1
1
2
4
Temp °C
12
13
14
14
13
13
11
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
15
17
16
16
14
14
13
13
8
8
9
9
11
11
8
9
7
10
8
9
12
14
13
12
13
15
12
13
13
13
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
9
1.4
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.1
S
7
1
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
12
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
18
1.1
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
Energy kJ
393
277
212
127
106
59
57
261
644
573
236
159
407
407
401
327
261
253
444
595
929
966
940
776
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.3
SW
8
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
15
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.4
SW
20
0.6
S
5
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
SW
6
Energy kJ
198
171
208
208
208
140
178
205
9
157
176
18
17
97
16
323
205
205
23
17
15
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.2
WSW
20
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SSW
8
0.6
S
7
0.3
SW
6
0.3
S
6
Energy kJ
97
96
96
155
252
249
222
41
179
32
34
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
7
0.9
S
6
1
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.2
S
6
1.2
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
S
7
Energy kJ
57
64
46
82
92
87
64
36
25
17
39
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
3
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
62
76
69
108
0
0
0
61
80
0
74
77
0
0
0
0
108
69
69
69
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
1
3
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
6
9
4
5
4
3
3
7
4
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
5
5
4
5
5
7
4
5
4
4
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