Baylys Beach surf break

Baylys Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 20 May 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
17.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Baylys Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Baylys Beach at 1PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (20 May)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (20 May)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.8
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
401
407
407
390
345
295
253
253
175
136
172
113
125
99
81
111
243
321
501
469
475
408
366
311
Wind (km/h)
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
10
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
E
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:56AM2.53m
00:27AM2.67m
12:53PM2.39m
1:25AM2.55m
1:54PM2.26m
Low Tide
5:53AM0.10m
6:11PM0.11m
6:48AM0.22m
7:05PM0.25m
7:46AM0.34m
8:04PM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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7:16
7:18
7:18
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:22
5:22
5:22
Temp °C
15
15
15
17
18
16
15
15
15
15
15
18
18
16
16
16
16
16
15
17
17
16
16
15
13
13
13
13
14
13
14
12
13
13
14
16
15
14
14
15
13
14
12
13
13
13
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SW
18
0.8
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
Energy kJ
401
407
407
390
345
295
253
253
175
136
172
113
108
99
72
111
243
321
501
469
475
408
366
311
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
22
0.1
SW
20
0.3
SW
20
0.3
SW
20
0.3
SW
20
0.3
SW
20
0.2
WSW
21
0.3
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
12
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
Energy kJ
18
18
18
18
16
60
60
61
65
42
55
90
125
88
81
71
197
249
241
214
208
254
254
254
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
6
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.4
WSW
15
0.2
WNW
10
0.3
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.2
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
9
0.1
NW
9
0.2
WNW
9
Energy kJ
1
4
4
3
3
72
11
16
25
8
8
3
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.6
E
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.8
ENE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.6
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.3
NE
2
0.3
NE
2
0.5
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.3
NE
2
0.3
NE
2
0.3
NNW
10
0.5
ENE
3
0.5
E
3
0.6
E
3
0.6
E
3
0.4
E
3
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
Energy kJ
16
7
8
8
16
12
7
6
1
1
5
3
4
5
1
1
21
5
5
7
8
2
5
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
8
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