Taylors Mistake Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.58° S 172.78° E

Taylors Mistake 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Taylors Mistake sea temperature is
9.6° C
0.5° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Taylors Mistake at 3PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat morning, min 3°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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)
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
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)
0.5
SE
15
0.6
ESE
14
0.7
SE
13
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
11
1
SE
12
0.6
ESE
13
0.4
SE
14
0.6
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
106
138
167
110
110
121
268
111
57
111
61
57
54
49
31
30
16
15
25
15
16
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
5
E
5
ESE
5
W
5
SW
5
SW
5
W
0
SSW
5
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
E
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:10AM2.24m
10:40PM2.20m
11:05AM2.30m
11:35PM2.22m
12:02PM2.36m
Low Tide
4:21PM0.60m
4:52AM0.53m
5:22PM0.59m
5:48AM0.48m
6:24PM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:35
 mm
Temp °C
3
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
7
7
7
8
8
7
7
9
9
8
9
Feels °C
0
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
5
6
5
5
6
6
4
5
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