Taylors Mistake Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.58° S 172.78° E

Taylors Mistake 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Taylors Mistake sea temperature is
11.2°C
1.7° 

Taylors Mistake surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Taylors Mistake today (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taylors Mistake at 7PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (20 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (20 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

Table - waves today at Taylors Mistake. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
11
0.3
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.6
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.4
NE
5
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ESE
13
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
5
0.2
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
21
9
186
193
193
53
26
10
9
6
14
12
7
5
17
15
16
6
6
8
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
5
SW
0
SSE
10
NE
20
NE
20
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
E
10
NW
10
WNW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
15
NE
10
ENE
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
11:18AM2.12m
11:44PM2.02m
12:09PM2.10m
00:32AM2.01m
12:59PM2.10m
Low Tide
5:41PM0.80m
5:48AM0.79m
6:29PM0.77m
6:34AM0.75m
7:15PM0.73m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:22
6:24
 mm
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
9
11
11
10
8
7
8
8
8
10
13
11
11
10
8
6
7
9
10
11
9
Feels °C
2
3
5
7
6
3
3
3
5
7
11
10
9
7
3
2
3
6
6
8
5
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