Lyall Bay-Bombora surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 03 May 2026 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
13.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

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

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay-Bombora at 7AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 03). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (04 May)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (04 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
SSW
17
0.5
S
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
59
53
50
70
67
61
58
41
41
40
26
30
96
115
165
149
143
111
304
228
213
154
149
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
25
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
35
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:26PM1.60m
6:52AM1.52m
7:11PM1.59m
7:39AM1.51m
7:53PM1.58m
8:23AM1.50m
Low Tide
00:53AM0.79m
12:58PM0.82m
1:42AM0.79m
1:40PM0.81m
2:28AM0.76m
2:22PM0.79m
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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7:09
7:11
7:11
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5:23
5:22
5:21
Temp °C
11
11
11
12
12
12
13
13
12
13
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
7
7
6
7
7
8
9
8
7
8
5
5
5
5
7
6
6
6
5
5
6
6
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
SSW
17
0.5
S
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
Energy kJ
64
59
53
50
70
67
61
58
41
41
40
25
25
96
115
165
149
143
111
304
228
213
154
149
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
SW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
1
1
1
7
17
7
17
15
15
16
17
17
14
13
3
2
2
104
106
17
17
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.1
S
13
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
S
19
0.2
S
18
0.2
SSW
17
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
1
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
7
26
30
14
8
8
17
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.8
NNW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.5
NNW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
1.1
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
5
1.5
NNW
5
1.5
NNW
5
1.5
NNW
5
1.5
NNW
5
1.5
NNW
5
1.6
NNW
5
1.7
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
6
1.4
NW
5
1.2
NNW
5
Energy kJ
4
3
9
16
11
7
10
10
14
28
54
88
116
125
125
125
133
149
164
164
181
154
115
67
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
1
37
10
1
0
1
10
37
37
37
37
37
37
37
37
37
37
37
59
59
54
53
Best forecast wave conditions in Wellington
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
5
5
9
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