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Taylors Mistake surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
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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
13.8° C
(Which is 2.2°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: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Taylors Mistake. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri night, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NE 7 | NE 3 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 14 | |
23 | 12 | 93 | 120 | 135 | 373 | 86 | 299 | 355 | 92 | 231 | 688 | 553 | 424 | 1235 | 184 | 235 | 183 | 173 | 135 | 100 | 76 | 65 | 66 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | off | off | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 8:32AM2.00m | 8:41PM2.09m | 9:16AM1.98m | 9:27PM2.06m | 10:01AM1.96m | 10:17PM2.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:25PM0.78m | 3:01AM0.74m | 3:11PM0.76m | 3:48AM0.72m | 3:59PM0.74m | 4:38AM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | |
— | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
14 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | S 15 | — | — | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 16 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
8 | 8 | 4 | — | — | 373 | 86 | 299 | 90 | 36 | 16 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 238 | 184 | 235 | 183 | 5 | 135 | 100 | 76 | 65 | 47 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 18 | S 9 | — | — | — | E 8 | S 13 | S 17 | S 17 | S 5 | S 16 | E 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 |
4 | 4 | — | — | — | 35 | 36 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 43 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 66 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 10 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | N 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 24 | 23 | 63 | 45 | 45 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 3 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNW 3 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 4 | SSW 3 | S 4 | ENE 10 | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 3 | WNW 3 |
23 | 12 | 93 | 120 | 135 | 118 | 3 | 95 | 355 | 92 | 231 | 688 | 553 | 424 | 1235 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 173 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 150 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 8 | 32 | 155 | 153 | 151 | 151 | 143 | 1 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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