Lyall Bay-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.34° S 174.80° E

Lyall Bay-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lyall Bay-Bombora sea temperature is
13.3°C
1.1° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay-Bombora at 3AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)6ft (1.9m)11s
Afternoon (21 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (21 Sep)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Mon night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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)
0
!
!
!
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SSW
13
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
2.3
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.6
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
11
0.9
SSW
10
1.6
S
4
3
S
8
2.4
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.5
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7035
3680
2324
1317
815
530
392
346
404
336
260
184
105
971
765
466
268
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
5
ESE
15
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
40
N
40
N
45
N
45
N
45
NNW
25
SSW
35
S
35
S
20
S
0
W
25
N
Wind State
on
cross-on
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
off
High Tide
00:00AM1.49m
12:25PM1.54m
00:42AM1.46m
1:06PM1.53m
Low Tide
6:07PM0.67m
6:09AM0.71m
6:46PM0.66m
6:46AM0.70m
7:23PM0.67m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:15
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
8
9
10
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
9
8
8
8
8
Feels °C
4
6
4
2
2
6
5
4
3
3
3
6
1
1
3
6
2
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