Lyall Bay-Bombora surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 18 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
17.0° C
(Which is 1.7°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 10AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 18). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (18 Apr)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
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
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.2
SSW
0.3
S
0.2
SSW
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
1.1
SSW
1.6
S
1.9
S
2.3
S
2.1
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)999991591499999888856666610
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)715223242421142014141414131212121269181275419320255218
Wind
(km/h)
55
NNW
50
NNW
45
NNW
50
NNW
30
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
N
30
N
30
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
25
S
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
S
50
SSW
50
S
25
NE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffonononononononcross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:08AM
1.65
5:32PM
1.70
6:08AM
1.67
6:29PM
1.77
7:07AM
1.69
7:26PM
1.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:27AM
0.67
11:55PM
0.61
12:25PM
0.64
12:58AM
0.57
1:20PM
0.60
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
Sunrise--6:52-------6:54-------6:56-----
Sunset----5:45-------5:44-------5:43---
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-1139104-1--1--11---831415-
Temp. °C171717161514141514141616161514131212131312141413
Feels °C (?)889810991099121111121195556351011
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