Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay-Bombora today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay-Bombora at 7PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri night, min 6°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the NNW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 500 | 653 | 428 | 371 | 314 | 322 | 686 | 959 | 1070 | 1371 | 1127 | 1044 | 846 | 711 | 699 | 573 | 474 | 459 | 442 | 361 | 296 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:35AM1.64m | 11:05PM1.60m | 11:25AM1.69m | 11:54PM1.62m | 12:17PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:58PM0.61m | 5:22AM0.60m | 5:48PM0.58m | 6:09AM0.57m | 6:39PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 500 | 653 | 428 | 371 | 314 | 322 | 431 | 959 | 1070 | 1371 | 1127 | 1044 | 846 | 711 | 699 | 573 | 474 | 459 | 442 | 361 | 296 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SE 11 | S 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SE 11 | S 20 | S 19 |
| kJ | 281 | 127 | 333 | 302 | 240 | 230 | 240 | 334 | 196 | 244 | 175 | 137 | 127 | 60 | 43 | 49 | 109 | 42 | 19 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 17 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 76 | 56 | 56 | 46 | 199 | 184 | 686 | 240 | 186 | 128 | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | 37 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 40 | 84 | 94 | 55 | 73 | 98 | 90 | 43 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 42 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 54 | 59 | 63 | 60 | 63 | 63 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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