Baylys Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.01° S 173.79° E

Baylys Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Baylys Beach sea temperature is
14.5° C
0.3° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Baylys Beach at 11PM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)--
Afternoon (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Evening (08 Aug)2ft (0.6m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
19
0.6
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
WSW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
16
2.2
WNW
10
1.4
SW
15
1
SW
17
1.3
WSW
14
1
SW
18
1.2
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
168
170
258
444
534
781
598
951
905
587
691
607
548
661
757
834
1239
1193
1088
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NW
10
NW
5
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
10
S
5
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
0
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
5:10PM2.20m
5:41AM2.17m
6:25PM2.31m
6:54AM2.26m
7:31PM2.47m
Low Tide
11:30PM0.63m
12:03PM0.49m
00:46AM0.52m
1:12PM0.37m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
5:46
 mm
2
3
2
1
Temp °C
16
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
Feels °C
12
11
10
9
11
12
12
12
14
15
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
13
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