Lyall Bay-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.34° S 174.80° E

Lyall Bay-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lyall Bay-Bombora sea temperature is
11.9° C
0.0° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay-Bombora at 1AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)5ft (1.5m)16s
Afternoon (21 Aug)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (21 Aug)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, gales from the NW by Sat night).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.4
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
363
319
373
628
529
1135
1079
694
475
425
396
322
295
240
235
188
184
182
138
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
0
SE
5
E
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NNW
30
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
50
NNW
55
NNW
55
NNW
50
NNW
45
NNW
45
NW
50
NW
50
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:13PM1.57m
11:37AM1.61m
11:56PM1.55m
12:22PM1.59m
Low Tide
5:16PM0.66m
5:28AM0.69m
6:02PM0.68m
6:09AM0.71m
6:44PM0.69m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
5:45
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
10
10
9
9
10
11
10
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
13
13
13
Feels °C
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
6
4
3
2
1
-1
-1
-1
1
4
4
3
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