Tay street surf break

Tay street surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 13 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
19.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tay street today?

The current surf forecast for Tay street at 8PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (13 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (13 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
NE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.6
N
1.4
N
1.5
N
1.2
N
0.6
E
0.8
ENE
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.9
N
0.8
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.5
N
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
Period(s) (?)101010887713131313131313127778812111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)64030729533821621115212623222217112512382757769554433111099
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
30
W
20
W
25
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
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-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:38PM
1.48
4:24AM
1.59
4:33PM
1.52
5:13AM
1.65
5:28PM
1.57
5:59AM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:34AM
0.47
9:48PM
0.42
10:26AM
0.41
10:40PM
0.38
11:18AM
0.33
11:31PM
0.34
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise6:39-------6:39-------6:41-------
Sunset--5:51-------5:50-------5:49-----
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
--131----1-112---1------
Temp. °C182021191716171617191916151513141517181616151515
Feels °C (?)1819201817161715161716141310991011121112111211
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