Taylors Mistake surf break

Taylors Mistake surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 04 Feb 2026 NZDT
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Taylors Mistake surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Taylors Mistake sea temperature is
18.4° C
(Which is 3.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Taylors Mistake today?

The current surf forecast for Taylors Mistake at 7PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (04 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (04 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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

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Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.4
SSE
0.4
E
0.7
ENE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.4
SE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.5
NE
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.4
SE
0.7
ESE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
Period(s) (?)677137713131213566677661064455
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2121315517436969133404958751676247333334401071920
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
5
ESE
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
SSW
0
NNW
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononglassoffoffoffcross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:29PM
2.31
7:52AM
2.37
8:24PM
2.28
8:45AM
2.30
9:18PM
2.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:20PM
0.32
1:38AM
0.29
2:11PM
0.36
2:28AM
0.38
2:59PM
0.42
3:19AM
0.51
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunrise-------6:33-------6:33-------6:35
Sunset---8:52-------8:51-------8:50----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C111315141313131314151615151514141821191615141414
Feels °C (?)91113111111101010121212131512111519191312121111
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