Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay-Bombora today (18 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay-Bombora at 11PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the WNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 167 | 174 | 222 | 222 | 381 | 500 | 558 | 443 | 356 | 322 | 294 | 202 | 195 | 757 | 316 | 653 | 1889 | 4539 | 5378 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:39PM1.55m | 11:00AM1.58m | 11:20PM1.52m | 11:43AM1.56m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:45PM0.68m | 4:51AM0.72m | 5:28PM0.67m | 5:31AM0.72m | 6:07PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | -2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NW 5 | SSW 13 | S 9 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | — |
| kJ | 167 | 150 | 123 | 147 | 381 | 500 | 558 | 443 | 356 | 322 | 294 | 202 | 195 | 45 | 96 | 653 | 18 | 12 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | — | SSW 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 174 | 222 | 222 | 142 | 144 | 112 | 103 | 82 | 59 | 60 | 48 | 32 | — | 40 | 30 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | NNW 4 | SE 14 | SE 5 | SSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — | ESE 12 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 79 | 6 | 29 | 4 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 31 | — | 13 | 16 | 7 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | — | — | — | NW 7 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | — | S 9 | S 11 | S 12 |
| kJ | 16 | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 38 | 68 | 127 | 178 | 269 | 307 | 115 | 757 | 316 | — | 1889 | 4539 | 5378 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 53 | 37 | 59 | 76 | 63 | 63 | 76 | 115 | 26 | 2 | 60 | 285 | 26 |
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