Taylors Mistake surf break

Taylors Mistake surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 07 May 2026 NZST
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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 9AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (07 May)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
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 Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
E
10
0.3
ENE
7
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
ENE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
0.9
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
3.5
NE
10
1.6
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.2
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
8
9
12
23
136
131
112
86
299
314
132
362
646
2216
446
314
248
302
183
137
107
100
76
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
E
25
NE
30
NE
30
NNW
40
N
10
N
40
NNW
10
SSW
5
NNW
20
ENE
15
E
0
SE
10
W
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
off
High Tide
8:32AM2.00m
8:41PM2.09m
9:16AM1.98m
9:27PM2.06m
10:01AM1.96m
10:17PM2.05m
Low Tide
2:16AM0.75m
2:25PM0.78m
3:01AM0.74m
3:11PM0.76m
3:48AM0.72m
3:59PM0.74m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
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7:26
7:26
7:28
7:30
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5:22
5:22
5:21
5:19
1
3
1
Temp °C
19
20
18
19
19
19
19
18
16
16
16
15
16
17
17
16
16
16
13
12
12
12
12
10
15
17
14
14
15
14
15
15
13
14
14
13
12
12
10
8
13
8
12
12
9
9
11
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.3
S
14
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
3.5
NE
10
0.3
S
13
0.1
S
17
1.2
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.1
S
16
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
Energy kJ
17
5
9
8
2
35
86
82
92
35
34
2216
32
6
248
302
183
137
5
100
76
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
10
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
16
0.9
S
8
0.1
E
15
0.2
ENE
15
Energy kJ
1
1
8
4
4
36
36
16
32
6
13
5
98
5
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.2
E
10
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.3
SSW
16
0.1
S
6
0.3
S
16
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
5
8
4
2
24
23
51
1
45
2
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
3
0.4
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.4
N
3
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
0.9
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
0.9
N
4
0.6
SW
3
0.7
S
4
0.8
ENE
10
0.3
NW
2
Energy kJ
4
3
4
12
23
136
131
112
3
299
314
132
362
646
544
446
314
24
9
18
107
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
31
31
32
150
31
32
32
31
35
32
32
32
32
251
153
151
4
151
1
0
31
31
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
2
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
6
5
7
5
7
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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