Tay street surf break

Tay street surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 24 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
19.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tay street today?

The current surf forecast for Tay street at 2PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (24 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (24 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s

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 Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
4
0.8
E
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
6
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
N
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
31
37
37
31
30
29
38
36
36
29
18
17
16
16
8
8
8
8
8
8
6
6
15
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
E
5
ENE
5
N
5
S
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
N
5
N
5
NW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:38AM1.77m
12:51PM1.70m
1:38AM1.73m
1:51PM1.62m
2:36AM1.69m
2:56PM1.56m
Low Tide
6:41AM0.33m
6:58PM0.22m
7:44AM0.35m
7:57PM0.29m
8:44AM0.34m
9:00PM0.33m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:48
6:50
6:50
6:50
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5:37
5:35
5:34
5:32
Temp °C
11
11
12
15
15
14
14
13
12
11
12
15
16
14
13
12
11
11
12
16
17
15
13
14
7
8
8
12
13
13
13
11
10
9
11
13
15
14
12
11
10
10
11
14
14
13
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.8
ENE
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
Energy kJ
5
5
5
37
24
30
29
38
36
36
29
18
17
16
16
8
8
8
8
8
8
5
5
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
5
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
N
14
Energy kJ
2
2
2
4
31
15
14
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
6
6
6
6
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
14
0.2
E
8
Energy kJ
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
4
0.8
E
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.3
WSW
2
0.4
WSW
3
Energy kJ
17
31
37
1
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
122
122
122
122
122
122
35
35
35
62
122
134
171
122
122
122
122
122
122
164
181
181
181
181
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
4
3
4
5
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
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