Baylys Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.01° S 173.79° E

Baylys Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Baylys Beach sea temperature is
14.4° C
0.2° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Baylys Beach at 6AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (21 Aug)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (21 Aug)5ft (1.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the NW by Sun morning).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1450
1215
1197
1021
1006
1021
801
1248
1020
899
810
716
639
565
501
479
434
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:03AM1.98m
3:47PM1.97m
4:12AM1.88m
5:02PM1.94m
Low Tide
8:58PM0.79m
9:24AM0.77m
10:05PM0.91m
10:36AM0.85m
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
9
8
9
8
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