Lyall Bay-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.34° S 174.80° E

Lyall Bay-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lyall Bay-Bombora sea temperature is
13.1°C
1.2° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay-Bombora at 1PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 31). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)7ft (2.2m)13s
Afternoon (31 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (31 Aug)11ft (3.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
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0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
3
S
12
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
S
12
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
3
S
12
3
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.3
S
12
2.2
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.3
S
14
2.3
S
14
2.1
S
14
1.9
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
452
1189
1451
1240
1164
3006
4346
3861
3935
4058
2483
2831
3561
3359
2834
2282
1670
1581
1778
1923
2218
1608
1245
Wind (km/h)
40
WNW
45
NW
40
NW
45
WNW
50
WNW
30
SSE
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
5
WSW
10
NNE
5
WSW
10
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
25
NNW
40
NNW
40
NW
45
NW
45
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:57AM1.50m
7:24PM1.54m
7:48AM1.56m
8:18PM1.56m
8:38AM1.62m
Low Tide
1:01AM0.71m
1:08PM0.67m
1:50AM0.69m
2:06PM0.65m
2:39AM0.67m
3:02PM0.62m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:46
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
5:57
 mm
2
3
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
14
13
7
6
7
8
8
8
10
11
12
12
12
11
11
12
13
14
13
13
Feels °C
3
2
5
4
2
0
-1
0
3
5
4
7
7
5
5
5
6
8
6
5
5
5
5
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