Lyall Bay-Bombora surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 NZST
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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
12.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Lyall Bay-Bombora today?

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay-Bombora at 1AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (18 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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

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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.8
S
2.5
SSW
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.1
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.1
SSW
1
S
1.4
SSW
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
Period(s) (?)1010101010101010137888999910101313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7451503350486464222529882971130014231075755533470240350659726775670
Wind
(km/h)
55
NW
60
NW
55
NW
55
NW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
15
SSW
35
S
35
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
20
SE
5
E
5
NNE
15
N
25
N
35
N
35
N
40
NNW
35
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:22AM
1.58
1:46PM
1.69
2:18AM
1.54
2:39PM
1.65
3:12AM
1.52
3:31PM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:11PM
0.51
7:29AM
0.51
8:01PM
0.54
8:23AM
0.54
8:52PM
0.59
9:18AM
0.57
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunrise----6:16-------6:16-------6:13---
Sunset-------6:12-------6:13-------6:14
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------11211-----------
Temp. °C141414141415141412888788876678899
Feels °C (?)43445766800-1-2-10243100-101
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  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still offshore at Lyall Bay-Bombora (strong winds from the NNW at Wellington Airport 1 km from Lyall Bay-Bombora). 0.5m 10s swell from the S with a 0.2m 10s swell from the SE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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