Tay street surf break

Tay street surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 27 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
20.5° C
(Which is 1.1°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 1AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 2.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (28 Mar)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (28 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
3
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
NNE
3
NNE
3
NE
2.5
NNE
2.2
NE
2
NE
1.8
NE
1.6
NE
1.5
NE
1.3
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
1.6
N
2.1
N
1.8
N
Period(s) (?)999888887777776666666688
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20481581116510066504893592972421731271181148583685856466068190487391
Wind
(km/h)
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
5
N
5
SSW
5
S
5
ENE
10
NNE
5
N
5
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
0
SSE
5
N
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
15
NNW
20
N
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
glassglassglassglassonglassglassoffcross-
off
offglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:04PM
1.62
3:53AM
1.64
4:08PM
1.57
4:57AM
1.65
5:14PM
1.53
5:57AM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:15PM
0.24
10:00AM
0.35
10:18PM
0.27
11:02AM
0.33
11:21PM
0.27
12:01PM
0.29
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise------7:24-------7:24-------7:26-
Sunset-7:16-------7:15-------7:14------
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
21111--------------131--
Temp. °C191919201918192222201918171618212119191919202021
Feels °C (?)171717202120212422212119181619222120201918191819
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