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Lyall Bay-Bombora surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 10 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
16.4° C
 (Which is 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 8PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 10). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)--
Afternoon (10 Jan)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (10 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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

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Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
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!
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4
4
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.3
SSW
1.3
S
1.4
S
2.1
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.6
S
1.4
S
Period(s) (?)98889141312121113131715671211101212111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)65403120162017291413171728451302001208110791811361012807595432
Wind
(km/h)
40
NNW
45
NNW
45
NW
45
NW
50
NNW
55
NNW
60
NNW
60
NW
60
NW
60
NW
55
NW
55
NNW
50
WNW
35
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SE
15
ESE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
25
N
30
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		oncross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:52PM
1.61
12:17PM
1.60
12:40AM
1.61
1:02PM
1.58
1:27AM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:48PM
0.60
6:13AM
0.63
6:34PM
0.65
7:02AM
0.68
7:16PM
0.69
7:49AM
0.72
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Sunrise-----5:58-------6:01-------6:01--
Sunset-8:55-------8:55-------8:54------
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clear
part cloud
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light rain
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clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191817171717181919191818181314161616141313131517
Feels °C (?)131110109899999911611141413111011101112
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