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Tay street surf break

Tay street surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 20 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
19.3° 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: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)--
Afternoon (20 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (20 Apr)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
NNE
1.4
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
1
N
0.8
ENE
0.8
N
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.5
NNE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.7
SE
0.6
ESE
Period(s) (?)8888777878811101010111111711101044
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)346235169138159134109866461618274737557563629201881612
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
15
N
10
NW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
W
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:48PM
1.87
10:15AM
1.82
10:42PM
1.85
11:06AM
1.81
11:39PM
1.81
11:57AM
1.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:27PM
0.09
3:56AM
0.18
4:18PM
0.10
4:48AM
0.22
5:10PM
0.12
5:42AM
0.27
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise------6:46-------6:47-------6:48-
Sunset5:42-------5:40-------5:38-------
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-2211--11---------------
Temp. °C181515141313141617141413131212141512111212111215
Feels °C (?)161314131212131516101088779976767811
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