Lyall Bay-Bombora surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 23 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
16.2° C
(Which is 1.2°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 11PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)--
Afternoon (23 Apr)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (23 Apr)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the N by Sun morning).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
1
S
12
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
341
264
169
149
127
63
63
48
76
74
74
74
76
82
309
427
421
460
440
339
294
279
217
232
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
NNE
0
NNW
5
ENE
0
NW
5
W
5
W
5
NW
10
NNW
15
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:13PM1.82m
10:44AM1.68m
11:10PM1.77m
11:37AM1.64m
00:06AM1.73m
Low Tide
4:04PM0.48m
4:44AM0.45m
4:58PM0.46m
5:35AM0.45m
5:51PM0.47m
6:25AM0.48m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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7:00
7:01
7:01
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5:37
5:37
5:35
5:34
Temp °C
12
11
11
10
10
9
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
14
7
7
9
8
9
8
9
9
11
11
9
8
7
6
7
7
8
8
8
9
9
8
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
1
S
12
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
12
Energy kJ
341
264
169
149
127
63
63
48
76
74
74
74
76
82
309
427
421
460
440
339
294
279
217
232
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
85
54
48
47
35
43
34
32
29
59
56
54
51
51
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.6
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
6
6
44
28
47
25
31
35
62
29
29
21
13
13
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.8
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.5
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
NNW
3
0.8
NNW
4
1
NNW
4
1.1
NNW
4
Energy kJ
2
3
9
16
17
13
7
3
4
6
15
34
46
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
115
37
37
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
37
0
0
0
0
0
6
37
37
37
Best forecast wave conditions in Wellington
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
3
6
2
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
5
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
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