
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tay street today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tay street at 8AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 20). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tay street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
48 | 30 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:19AM1.48m | 2:05PM1.52m | 2:09AM1.44m | 3:00PM1.50m | 3:05AM1.43m | 3:58PM1.49m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:27AM0.43m | 8:12PM0.51m | 8:19AM0.48m | 9:07PM0.52m | 9:19AM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 |
48 | 30 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | NW 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | NE 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NW 4 |
2 | 2 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | E 15 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | E 13 | NE 13 | N 8 | N 5 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
— | — | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
35 | 67 | 97 | 85 | 40 | 29 | 21 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 27 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 186 | 194 | 456 | 24 | 24 | 77 | 91 | 91 | 145 | 185 | 185 | 198 | 198 | 82 | 186 | 125 | 121 | 185 | 186 | 186 | 193 | 185 | 82 |
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