Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay-Bombora today (18 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay-Bombora at 10PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 932 | 946 | 1001 | 986 | 987 | 905 | 919 | 824 | 933 | 972 | 1090 | 958 | 799 | 499 | 826 | 836 | 832 | 822 | 284 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | off | off |
High Tide | 11:44PM1.49m | 12:04PM1.54m | 00:23AM1.47m | 12:46PM1.53m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:52PM0.67m | 5:51AM0.72m | 6:31PM0.65m | 6:29AM0.71m | 7:08PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 11 |
| kJ | 932 | 946 | 1001 | 986 | 987 | 905 | 919 | 824 | 933 | 972 | 1090 | 958 | 799 | 499 | 826 | 836 | 832 | 822 | 284 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 8 | ESE 7 | NW 4 | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 2 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 193 | 195 | 195 | 195 | — | 231 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ENE 3 | — | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 28 | 21 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 8 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 37 | 43 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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