Lyall Bay-Bombora surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 12 Apr 2026 NZST
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Lyall Bay-Bombora surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Lyall Bay-Bombora sea temperature is
16.9° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Lyall Bay-Bombora today?

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay-Bombora at 10AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (12 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (12 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

Table - waves today at Lyall Bay-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
ESE
0.6
E
1.6
E
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)77888891010101010101010101014141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)293931073921401721351481521581211167877553537666362595756
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
5
E
10
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
15
WSW
25
N
45
NNW
45
NNW
45
NW
45
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassononononcross-
on
cross-
on
offcross-
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
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:17PM
1.46
12:42AM
1.54
1:03PM
1.46
1:27AM
1.55
1:52PM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:20AM
0.64
6:19PM
0.67
6:58AM
0.64
7:01PM
0.66
7:39AM
0.65
7:49PM
0.65
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
Sunrise--6:47-------6:48-------6:48-----
Sunset----5:54-------5:52-------5:52---
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
--1392410----------------2
Temp. °C171717171717171617171818171616161615161616151514
Feels °C (?)161817171715151513911109891010910899109
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