Tay street surf break

Tay street surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 08 Jan 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
21.2° C
(Which is 1.8°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 9AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (08 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (08 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sun
11
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
Period(s) (?)1414141413131313137713131313131312121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)686738366058585834343434333333333230303030292929
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
10
W
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:06PM
1.88
12:25AM
1.73
12:56PM
1.80
1:16AM
1.67
1:44PM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:37AM
0.20
6:18PM
0.23
6:26AM
0.25
7:06PM
0.24
7:15AM
0.31
7:54PM
0.26
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sun
11
Sunrise-6:01-------6:03-------6:03------
Sunset-----8:39-------8:39-------8:38--
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151520242724191615152026272419181717212729252018
Feels °C (?)141418212423181514141722222116171717202626221917
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