Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay-Bombora today (20 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay-Bombora at 11PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Wed night, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 858 | 822 | 284 | 284 | 235 | 307 | 289 | 284 | 274 | 279 | 284 | 573 | 490 | 408 | 252 | 170 | 125 | 117 | 81 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:04AM1.46m | 1:28PM1.52m | 1:47AM1.46m | 2:11PM1.53m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:08PM0.65m | 7:07AM0.69m | 7:45PM0.65m | 7:48AM0.69m | 8:24PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 858 | 822 | 284 | 284 | 235 | 307 | 289 | 284 | 274 | 279 | 284 | 573 | 490 | 408 | 252 | 170 | 125 | 117 | 81 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | NNW 4 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 273 | — | 228 | 160 | 145 | — | 10 | — | 23 | 46 | 136 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 3 | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 2 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 8 | 22 | 19 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 27 | 50 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 37 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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