Tay street surf break

Tay street surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 25 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
18.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tay street today?

The current surf forecast for Tay street at 12PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
26
23
18
18
17
13
13
8
8
8
6
6
6
6
15
14
14
4
3
3
3
13
12
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
N
10
N
5
NW
5
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:38AM1.73m
1:51PM1.62m
2:36AM1.69m
2:56PM1.56m
3:34AM1.65m
4:00PM1.54m
Low Tide
7:44AM0.35m
7:57PM0.29m
8:44AM0.34m
9:00PM0.33m
9:42AM0.31m
10:02PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:50
6:50
6:50
6:52
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5:35
5:34
5:32
5:31
Temp °C
12
11
12
15
16
15
13
12
11
10
12
16
18
16
13
13
12
12
14
17
18
17
16
15
10
10
10
13
14
14
12
10
10
8
10
14
15
14
11
11
10
10
13
15
16
16
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.3
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
Energy kJ
31
26
23
18
18
17
13
13
8
8
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
3
3
3
3
3
3
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.3
E
5
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
Energy kJ
2
4
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
6
6
6
6
15
14
14
1
1
3
3
13
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
14
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
N
14
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
13
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
Energy kJ
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
6
6
6
4
3
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
2
0.4
WSW
3
0.2
SSW
2
Energy kJ
1
3
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
3
4
3
1
4
Distance (km)
78
62
122
171
171
124
122
122
122
122
122
186
186
186
181
145
145
82
122
122
150
122
78
122
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
5
3
6
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
4
6
6
5
4
9
9
8
7
6
6
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