Lyall Bay-Bombora surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 19 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
16.7° C
(Which is 1.4°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: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)--
Afternoon (19 Apr)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.5
SSW
1.2
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
2.5
S
4.5
S
5.5
S
5.5
S
5.5
S
5.5
S
5.5
S
5.5
S
5.5
S
6
S
5.5
S
5.5
S
5.5
S
5.5
S
5.5
S
5
S
Period(s) (?)98856666791010101010101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13123961160158191194604300755835913612659365789593661216779670164976271593155784933
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
10
W
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
30
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
40
SSE
55
S
65
S
60
S
65
S
65
S
65
S
70
S
65
S
65
S
60
S
60
S
65
S
60
S
55
S
55
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
ononononononcross-
on
ononononononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:29PM
1.77
7:07AM
1.69
7:26PM
1.82
8:04AM
1.71
8:21PM
1.85
8:59AM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:25PM
0.64
12:58AM
0.57
1:20PM
0.60
1:59AM
0.53
2:15PM
0.55
2:57AM
0.49
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise------6:56-------6:56-------6:58-
Sunset5:44-------5:43-------5:40-------
cloud
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--67221-4221553371178775311
Temp. °C16151313131314151412111091011101010111010101111
Feels °C (?)1214999791071-1-3-5-4-2-4-4-4-1-3-3-3-1-1
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