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Lyall Bay-Bombora surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 11 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.7° 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 7PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 54 | 45 | 36 | 28 | 23 | 24 | 71 | 270 | 427 | 349 | 252 | 200 | 158 | 150 | 177 | 149 | 121 | 75 | 71 | 122 | 127 | 90 | 50 | 35 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | off | off | off | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:05AM 1.72 | 11:31PM 1.63 | 11:59AM 1.67 | 12:22AM 1.61 | 12:49PM 1.63 | 1:13AM 1.59 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:30PM 0.51 | 5:46AM 0.54 | 6:19PM 0.55 | 6:40AM 0.59 | 7:05PM 0.59 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:47 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
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