Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tay street today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tay street at 6AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tay street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 199 | 291 | 361 | 434 | 408 | 363 | 275 | 228 | 247 | 174 | 112 | 81 | 39 | 28 | 54 | 47 | 48 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:19PM1.68m | 8:33AM1.61m | 8:58PM1.69m | 9:15AM1.63m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:27AM0.18m | 2:36PM0.16m | 3:09AM0.12m | 3:20PM0.14m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | 8 | 13 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 199 | 291 | 361 | 434 | 408 | 363 | 275 | 228 | 247 | 174 | 112 | 81 | 39 | 26 | 54 | 47 | 48 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 53 | 132 | — | — | — | 27 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 7 | — | — | NE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | 21 | 16 | 24 | 34 | 30 | 28 | 34 | 28 | 22 | 27 | 33 | 38 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 82 | 91 | 54 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 193 | 193 | 62 |
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