Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastLight 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
406 | 265 | 299 | 339 | 273 | 539 | 1190 | 2214 | 4551 | 7616 | 8605 | 8112 | 6602 | 4770 | 3925 | 5359 | 3857 | 3199 | 2168 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | SE 15 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 14 | SE 12 |
269 | 191 | 64 | 56 | 38 | 60 | 47 | 39 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 3199 | 24 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SSW 14 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 10 | SE 14 | E 10 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | ESE 15 | — | — | — | SE 13 | — | SE 12 |
8 | 265 | 8 | 19 | 61 | 7 | 69 | 35 | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | 7 | — | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 10 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
9 | 8 | 31 | 25 | 7 | 18 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
406 | 91 | 299 | 339 | 273 | 539 | 1190 | 2214 | 4551 | 7616 | 8605 | 8112 | 6602 | 4770 | 3925 | 5359 | 3857 | 3013 | 2168 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 210 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 195 | 195 | 206 | 210 | 206 | 195 | 111 | 115 | 63 | 63 | 63 |
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