Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay-Bombora today (20 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay-Bombora at 12AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 824 | 972 | 972 | 861 | 812 | 499 | 967 | 952 | 977 | 952 | 284 | 300 | 279 | 357 | 289 | 284 | 227 | 227 | 235 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 00:23AM1.47m | 12:46PM1.53m | 1:04AM1.46m | 1:28PM1.52m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:31PM0.65m | 6:29AM0.71m | 7:08PM0.65m | 7:07AM0.69m | 7:45PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 824 | 972 | 972 | 861 | 812 | 499 | 967 | 952 | 977 | 952 | 284 | 300 | 279 | 357 | 289 | 284 | 227 | 227 | 235 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | NNW 4 | NNE 7 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | SSW 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 7 | 5 | — | — | 260 | 264 | 195 | 273 | — | 228 | 160 | 145 | — | 9 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 138 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 2 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 37 | 37 | 43 | 43 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
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