Lyall Bay-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.34° S 174.80° E

Lyall Bay-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lyall Bay-Bombora sea temperature is
12.6° C
0.6° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay-Bombora at 10PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)--
Afternoon (17 Aug)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (17 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSW
14
1.6
S
8
1.8
S
7
1.8
SSW
6
2.3
S
7
3
S
8
3.5
S
9
5
S
10
6
S
11
6
S
11
5.5
S
11
5.5
S
11
4.5
S
11
4
S
11
3.5
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
14
2.5
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
406
265
299
339
273
539
1190
2214
4551
7616
8605
8112
6602
4770
3925
5359
3857
3199
2168
Wind (km/h)
25
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
55
SSW
55
S
55
S
55
S
50
S
40
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:49PM1.63m
9:14AM1.65m
9:40PM1.61m
10:02AM1.64m
Low Tide
2:40PM0.55m
3:08AM0.61m
3:35PM0.59m
3:57AM0.64m
4:27PM0.63m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:43
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
9
8
8
9
9
9
10
11
10
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
10
10
10
Feels °C
3
3
2
2
2
0
1
2
-2
-3
-4
-4
-3
-2
2
3
4
5
6
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