Tay street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.65° S 176.20° E

Issued: 12 pm 15 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tay street sea temperature is

18.0°C

Tay street surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tay street today (15 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tay street at 4PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	9s
Afternoon (15 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	9s
Evening (15 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	7s

Table - waves today at Tay street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 15					Monday 16								Tuesday 17								Wed 18
	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	N 6
Wave Graph
kJ	70	70	70	51	70	70	73	75	164	164	196	262	227	227	201	196	173	169	196	107	107	88	73	96
Wind (km/h)	E	NE	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	N	NW	NNW	N	N	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	WNW	NNW	N	WNW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on
High Tide		12:24PM1.65m				00:31AM1.54m					1:10PM1.62m				1:13AM1.51m				1:58PM1.60m				1:58AM1.50m
Low Tide				6:29PM0.43m				6:33AM0.40m					7:16PM0.46m				7:17AM0.42m				8:04PM0.47m


	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—
	—	—	—	8:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:05	—	—	—	8:06
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	17	19	19	18	17	16	16	16	18	20	20	21	17	14	13	14	17	19	19	18	17	17	17	17
Feels °C	17	19	18	18	18	18	18	17	19	19	19	20	15	13	13	14	17	17	18	18	17	16	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	ENE 9	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8
kJ	70	70	47	51	70	70	73	75	164	164	196	262	227	227	201	196	173	169	196	107	107	88	73	71
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	NNE 7	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 10	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 6	N 6	N 14	N 14	NE 13
kJ	23	35	70	45	45	44	40	23	4	21	21	21	5	20	18	17	17	17	4	41	41	4	4	7
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 12	N 12	NE 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	NE 10	N 16	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 14	N 15	N 14	NE 14	NE 13	N 14
kJ	11	3	3	5	3	3	10	17	5	2	2	2	2	9	9	9	9	2	4	4	4	7	7	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 6	N 5	—	NNW 5	N 5	N 5	N 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	55	—	32	21	56	96
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	O'Neills Bay Auckland	Piha-The Bar Auckland	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Tay street Bay of Plenty	Tay street Bay of Plenty	Tay street Bay of Plenty	Tay street Bay of Plenty	Tay street Bay of Plenty	Sailors Grave Coromandel	Whiritoa Coromandel	Tay street Bay of Plenty	Tay street Bay of Plenty	Tay street Bay of Plenty	Tay street Bay of Plenty	Tay street Bay of Plenty	Motiti Island - Ernies Bay of Plenty	Red Beach Auckland	Tay street Bay of Plenty	Motiti Island - Ernies Bay of Plenty	Motiti Island - Ernies Bay of Plenty	Bowentown Bar Bay of Plenty	Bowentown Bar Bay of Plenty	Port Waikato-Sunset beach Raglan and West Waikato
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	4
Distance (km)	122	177	171	122	0	0	0	0	0	83	49	0	0	0	0	0	19	175	0	19	19	27	27	134
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty					Ohope Beach	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Motiti Island - Ernies			Motiti Island - Ernies	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Motiti Island - Kaiwakawaka ree	Arataki	Motiti Island - Ernies		Arataki	Motiti Island - Ernies	Motiti Island - Ernies	Bowentown Bar	Bowentown Bar
Rating (10 max)					1	1	1	1	1			2	2	2	2	2	1		2	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Takou Bay Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Point Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Makorori Point Gisborne and Mahia	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	4	2	4	3	1	1	1	5	4	2	5	4	1	1	9	1	1	5	8	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	7	9	9	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	7	9	9	9	9	5	9	9	8	7	6	8	5

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