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Taylors Mistake Surf Forecast
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Taylors Mistake surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Taylors Mistake today?
The current surf forecast for Taylors Mistake at 9AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Taylors Mistake. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 4 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 9 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 10 | 19 | 25 | 26 | 16 | 47 | 65 | 77 | 24 | 12 | 20 | 23 | 45 | 40 | 15 | 12 | 24 | 4 | 30 | 96 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:41AM 2.39 | 12:09AM 2.26 | 12:35PM 2.34 | 1:01AM 2.23 | 1:27PM 2.29 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:25AM 0.47 | 6:04PM 0.51 | 6:18AM 0.47 | 6:56PM 0.50 | 7:09AM 0.47 | 7:44PM 0.49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Canterbury
Continuing clean conditions at Taylors Mistake (light winds from the E at Taylor's Mistake 1 km from Taylors Mistake). 0.5m 11s groundswell from the ESE with a 0.2m 7s swell from the SSE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
Actual: 38 min ago
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