
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tay street today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tay street at 7AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tay street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 3 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | 63 | 63 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 53 | 41 | 34 | 43 | 45 | 94 | |
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 | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off |
High Tide | 4:26AM1.73m | 5:12PM1.77m | 5:31AM1.78m | 6:20PM1.87m | 6:33AM1.83m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:13PM0.42m | 10:43AM0.29m | 11:17PM0.40m | 11:46AM0.24m | 00:20AM0.36m | 12:43PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 8 | NE 11 | E 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 6 |
12 | 63 | 63 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 48 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | N 12 | — | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 12 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | NE 11 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 11 |
28 | 3 | — | 2 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 10 | — | N 10 | N 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 9 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | — | NE 10 | N 11 | — | — | N 11 | E 9 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 |
4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 5 | 19 | 53 | 41 | 34 | 43 | 45 | 94 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 122 | 62 | 62 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 186 | 164 | 122 | 129 | 186 | 0 | 164 | 122 | 82 | 0 | 0 |
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