Lyall Bay-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.34° S 174.80° E

Lyall Bay-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lyall Bay-Bombora sea temperature is
12.4° C
0.2° 

Lyall Bay-Bombora surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Lyall Bay-Bombora today (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay-Bombora at 12AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 29). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (30 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (30 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Sat morning). Mainly near gales.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.3
SE
16
0.3
SE
16
0.4
SE
15
0.3
SE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
217
167
167
164
164
111
109
107
74
73
71
71
40
39
40
39
38
83
37
Wind (km/h)
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
50
NNW
50
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
45
NW
40
NW
45
NW
45
NW
45
NW
40
NW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
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
4:31PM1.53m
5:05AM1.41m
5:16PM1.51m
5:52AM1.41m
6:04PM1.50m
Low Tide
11:06PM0.75m
11:06AM0.73m
11:57PM0.74m
11:52AM0.71m
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
4
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
13
12
13
11
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
3
2
3
2
2
3
4
3
4
2
3
2
3
1
2
1
1
0
1
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