Tay street surf break

Tay street surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 30 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
18.1° 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 1AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (01 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (01 May)2ft (0.6m)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 Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
1
ESE
5
0.6
NE
8
0.9
SE
5
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.6
E
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
6
0.8
NE
7
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
48
46
46
39
31
25
24
24
23
26
28
39
55
41
54
39
64
82
101
101
84
79
54
59
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
5
ENE
5
NW
5
S
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
5
S
5
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
NE
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:46PM1.62m
6:58AM1.60m
7:33PM1.65m
7:41AM1.60m
8:15PM1.68m
8:22AM1.59m
Low Tide
12:24PM0.23m
00:44AM0.29m
1:11PM0.20m
1:30AM0.29m
1:53PM0.18m
2:14AM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:54
6:56
6:56
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5:29
5:28
5:27
5:25
Temp °C
18
14
11
11
10
10
11
14
15
14
14
13
12
11
12
14
15
14
13
12
11
11
11
14
13
8
6
7
6
6
7
11
13
13
13
12
10
9
11
13
13
13
12
11
10
10
10
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.5
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
6
0.8
NE
7
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
8
Energy kJ
48
46
46
37
31
25
24
24
15
26
28
39
55
41
54
39
64
82
101
101
84
79
54
59
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
23
16
15
15
15
20
12
7
7
4
4
4
4
2
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
5
5
10
10
2
3
3
6
3
6
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
4
0.9
ESE
4
1
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.7
SE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.5
E
5
Energy kJ
14
31
44
39
31
21
15
13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
122
122
122
0
0
0
35
78
122
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
153
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
9
9
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
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