Lyall Bay-Bombora surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 20 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
16.7° C
(Which is 1.4°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 2PM is: 3.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Afternoon (20 Apr)13ft (4.0m)8s
Evening (20 Apr)18ft (5.5m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
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 (?)
1.7
S
2.4
S
4
S
5
S
5.5
S
5.5
S
5.5
S
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
4.5
S
4.5
S
4
S
4
S
4
S
4
S
4
S
4
S
3.5
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.3
S
Period(s) (?)678910101010101010101099999999988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20754619634413570455385583488946334653497945673970331426782252249429052639238517611517850669
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
40
S
50
S
65
S
65
S
60
S
60
S
60
S
60
S
60
S
60
S
60
S
55
S
50
S
50
S
45
SSE
50
S
50
S
45
S
45
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononononononononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:07AM
1.69
7:26PM
1.82
8:04AM
1.71
8:21PM
1.85
8:59AM
1.71
9:17PM
1.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:20PM
0.60
1:59AM
0.53
2:15PM
0.55
2:57AM
0.49
3:09PM
0.51
3:51AM
0.46
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise6:56-------6:56-------6:58-------
Sunset--5:43-------5:40-------5:39-----
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-391185522111-11211111111
Temp. °C141313111099910101111111111111011111010111010
Feels °C (?)864-2-3-3-4-4-2-3-1-2-1-101-10001222
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