
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay-Bombora today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay-Bombora at 1AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s 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 (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, near gales from the NW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
305 | 293 | 234 | 196 | 196 | 165 | 156 | 518 | 495 | 404 | 282 | 277 | 247 | 184 | 166 | 157 | 116 | 114 | 110 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:32PM1.52m | 2:59AM1.44m | 3:19PM1.53m | 3:49AM1.46m | 4:11PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:45PM0.69m | 8:58AM0.69m | 9:36PM0.72m | 9:53AM0.69m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
305 | 293 | 234 | 196 | 196 | 160 | 155 | 518 | 495 | 404 | 282 | 277 | 247 | 184 | 166 | 157 | 116 | 114 | 110 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 15 | ESE 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
44 | 44 | 75 | 76 | 112 | 165 | 156 | 17 | 21 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 36 | 35 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 64 | 60 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | NNW 3 | E 13 | E 16 | E 12 | ESE 15 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 8 | ESE 11 | — | — | — | E 18 | — |
4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 11 | — | — | — | 6 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | NW 6 | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 6 |
6 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 6 | 28 | 68 | 153 | 224 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 53 | 53 | 59 | 53 |
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