Tay street surf break

Tay street surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 29 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
18.2° 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 2PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (29 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (29 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
13
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
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
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
19
33
54
67
67
65
65
65
64
48
46
46
37
41
35
24
24
26
27
28
36
50
50
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
NE
0
WNW
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:55PM1.58m
6:13AM1.60m
6:46PM1.62m
6:58AM1.60m
7:33PM1.65m
Low Tide
11:33AM0.26m
11:53PM0.31m
12:24PM0.23m
00:44AM0.29m
1:11PM0.20m
1:30AM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:52
6:54
6:54
6:56
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5:30
5:29
5:28
5:27
Temp °C
14
17
17
16
16
15
14
13
14
17
17
14
12
11
10
10
11
14
15
14
13
12
12
11
14
17
16
15
15
13
13
11
12
12
12
9
8
7
6
6
7
10
13
14
12
10
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.6
E
5
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
Energy kJ
11
19
33
54
67
67
65
65
65
64
48
46
46
37
41
35
24
19
26
27
28
36
50
50
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.1
NE
15
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
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
Energy kJ
13
13
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
8
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
24
23
16
15
20
18
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
N
11
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
E
8
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
5
10
10
10
10
9
8
8
8
2
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
5
5
5
10
10
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
2
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SSE
2
0.4
ESE
3
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.2
S
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
4
18
32
33
26
16
20
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
21
21
118
19
0
0
0
0
0
121
122
122
122
0
0
0
35
78
122
21
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
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
3
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
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