Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay-Bombora today (20 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay-Bombora at 12AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 19). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 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 Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat night, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 351 | 317 | 294 | 202 | 195 | 627 | 1332 | 1131 | 1896 | 3627 | 5430 | 4146 | 2568 | 1509 | 935 | 644 | 486 | 546 | 464 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:20PM1.52m | 11:43AM1.56m | 00:00AM1.49m | 12:25PM1.54m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:28PM0.67m | 5:31AM0.72m | 6:07PM0.67m | 6:09AM0.71m | 6:46PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | -4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NW 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 351 | 317 | 294 | 202 | 195 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 12 | 5430 | 4146 | 2568 | 1509 | 935 | 644 | 486 | 546 | 464 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 82 | 59 | 60 | 48 | 32 | 31 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 30 | 30 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 9 | N 16 | SE 12 | ESE 14 | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 31 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 143 | 269 | 286 | 278 | 241 | 627 | 1332 | 1131 | 1896 | 3627 | — | — | — | 14 | 61 | 88 | 130 | 253 | 261 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 87 | 63 | 63 | 87 | 168 | 63 | 164 | 422 | 121 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 53 |
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