Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay-Bombora today (15 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay-Bombora at 11PM is: 3.0m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Sat night, light winds from the S by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
82 | 113 | 392 | 1193 | 2114 | 2816 | 3462 | 3362 | 3150 | 2890 | 2710 | 2299 | 1829 | 1451 | 1067 | 782 | 399 | 534 | 500 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:58PM1.68m | 7:30AM1.63m | 7:55PM1.65m | 8:23AM1.64m | 8:49PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:44PM0.47m | 1:24AM0.56m | 1:42PM0.51m | 2:17AM0.58m | 2:40PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 6 | 2 | -1 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | S 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
18 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 44 | 30 | 73 | 186 | 273 | 9 | 10 | 222 | 215 | 399 | 362 | 262 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ENE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | SE 16 | ESE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSW 14 | SE 16 | SE 15 |
82 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 12 | 31 | 31 | 68 | 68 | 10 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 210 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 |
7 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
12 | 113 | 392 | 1193 | 2114 | 2816 | 3462 | 3362 | 3150 | 2890 | 2710 | 2299 | 1829 | 1451 | 1067 | 782 | 144 | 534 | 500 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 60 | 110 | 229 | 195 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 110 | 110 | 111 | 138 | 115 | 87 | 64 |
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