Tay street surf break

Tay street surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 01 May 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 2PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

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 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.6
NE
7
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
35
24
24
23
28
28
53
53
53
43
62
52
82
84
84
86
82
74
56
56
54
59
75
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
N
0
ESE
5
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
0
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
SW
5
S
10
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
NNE
5
NNE
0
N
0
SSE
5
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:58AM1.60m
7:33PM1.65m
7:41AM1.60m
8:15PM1.68m
8:22AM1.59m
8:56PM1.69m
Low Tide
00:44AM0.29m
1:11PM0.20m
1:30AM0.29m
1:53PM0.18m
2:14AM0.30m
2:33PM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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
6:58
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5:28
5:27
5:25
5:24
Temp °C
10
10
11
14
15
14
14
14
12
12
12
15
15
14
13
13
12
11
11
14
14
13
13
12
6
7
7
11
13
13
14
13
10
11
11
14
13
13
12
12
11
10
10
13
13
13
13
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.5
E
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.6
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
NE
9
Energy kJ
39
35
24
24
15
28
28
53
53
53
28
62
52
82
84
84
86
82
74
56
56
54
59
75
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
Energy kJ
10
10
10
10
23
16
15
20
28
19
43
3
6
4
4
4
4
6
6
6
6
6
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
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
NE
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
7
7
7
1
5
10
10
2
3
3
6
6
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
2
2
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
4
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
5
Energy kJ
27
16
13
13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
3
78
122
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
122
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
142
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
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
9
7
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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