
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay-Bombora today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay-Bombora at 11AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the NW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
196 | 159 | 156 | 436 | 417 | 335 | 225 | 268 | 208 | 184 | 166 | 157 | 151 | 114 | 110 | 74 | 71 | 71 | 55 | 202 | 689 | 701 | 744 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:59AM1.44m | 3:19PM1.53m | 3:49AM1.46m | 4:11PM1.54m | 4:40AM1.50m | 5:07PM1.55m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:58AM0.69m | 9:36PM0.72m | 9:53AM0.69m | 10:34PM0.73m | 10:50AM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 7 | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | S 8 |
196 | 159 | 127 | 436 | 417 | 335 | 225 | 268 | 208 | 184 | 166 | 157 | 151 | 114 | 110 | 74 | 71 | 71 | 47 | 182 | 46 | 18 | 744 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 14 |
112 | 120 | 156 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 28 | 60 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 64 | 60 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 47 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 16 | E 13 | SE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 12 | ESE 15 | SE 8 | NW 5 | — | — | — | E 18 | E 16 | SE 16 | ESE 16 | SE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | NW 8 |
4 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 21 | 28 | 21 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 10 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 8 | S 8 | — |
7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 61 | 111 | 257 | 222 | 191 | 249 | 476 | 202 | 689 | 701 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 37 | 53 | 60 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 193 | 256 | 63 | 60 |
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