Tay street surf break

Tay street surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 17 Apr 2026 NZST
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Tay street surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tay street sea temperature is
19.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tay street today?

The current surf forecast for Tay street at 7AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (18 Apr)6ft (1.9m)6s
Evening (18 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
1
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.6
NNW
0.9
N
1.5
N
1.9
N
2.2
N
2.3
N
2.4
N
2.4
N
2
N
2.2
N
1.7
N
1.6
NNE
1.2
N
1.1
N
1
N
1
N
1
N
1
N
1.7
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.9
NNE
Period(s) (?)131212456677778888888877988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3341034139282440495554620454624355316167141113111103100427406416
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
20
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
30
N
35
N
40
N
25
NNW
10
W
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
0
WSW
5
NE
10
ENE
20
NNE
25
N
20
NNW
25
N
25
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassonononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:15PM
1.73
7:34AM
1.78
8:06PM
1.81
8:27AM
1.79
8:57PM
1.86
9:22AM
1.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:17AM
0.25
1:49PM
0.12
2:12AM
0.21
2:38PM
0.09
3:04AM
0.18
3:27PM
0.09
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise----6:43-------6:43-------6:45---
Sunset------5:44-------5:43-------5:42-
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
------2112563-11--147212
Temp. °C141414141718181818181717171918161515161717181816
Feels °C (?)121213121414141414131114171817151515151513151412
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