Tay street surf break

Tay street surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 19 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
19.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tay street today?

The current surf forecast for Tay street at 10PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)--
Afternoon (19 Apr)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (19 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
N
1.3
N
1.7
N
1.7
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.4
N
1.3
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.1
NNE
1.1
N
1
N
0.9
NNE
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)88888888888888877771110101011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2841963503533613442772632291981381381381431381098664688375757882
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
20
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
5
NNE
5
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
N
5
N
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:57PM
1.86
9:22AM
1.80
9:48PM
1.87
10:15AM
1.82
10:42PM
1.85
11:06AM
1.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:38PM
0.09
3:04AM
0.18
3:27PM
0.09
3:56AM
0.18
4:18PM
0.10
4:48AM
0.22
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise------6:45-------6:46-------6:47-
Sunset5:43-------5:42-------5:40-------
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-1--262--243------1-----
Temp. °C181717151516171818151414131213151614131211111316
Feels °C (?)17151715151416161613141312101214151311977912
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