Tay street Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.65° S 176.20° E

Tay street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tay street sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.5° 

Tay street surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tay street today (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tay street at 11AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (16 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (16 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun night, light winds from the S by Mon night).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
234
197
157
153
125
92
96
84
80
58
57
61
60
68
92
92
65
46
44
28
27
16
14
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
Wind State
off
off
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
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:49AM1.76m
10:14PM1.81m
10:37AM1.73m
11:02PM1.75m
11:25AM1.68m
Low Tide
3:39AM0.11m
3:52PM0.14m
4:25AM0.11m
4:40PM0.17m
5:11AM0.13m
5:25PM0.22m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
5:42
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
10
9
10
9
9
8
9
10
13
10
7
6
4
4
7
12
14
12
9
Feels °C
11
11
11
9
5
2
2
1
2
1
2
4
7
6
3
2
-1
-1
2
8
8
8
3
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