Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tay street today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Tay street at 6AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tay street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 62 | 95 | 81 | 54 | 41 | 32 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:47AM1.48m | 3:41PM1.51m | 3:43AM1.45m | 4:40PM1.51m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:48PM0.51m | 9:05AM0.44m | 9:45PM0.53m | 10:04AM0.46m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 14 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 5 | N 5 | NE 11 |
8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 81 | 54 | 41 | 32 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 14 | NE 14 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | N 5 |
5 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | NE 10 | N 10 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 |
3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 62 | 95 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 186 | 187 | 186 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 186 | 27 | 62 | 56 | 77 | 77 | 82 | 186 | 194 | 185 | 185 |
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