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Lyall Bay-Bombora surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 20 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
16.1° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay-Bombora at 11AM is: 1.1m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)4s
Afternoon (20 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (20 Mar)4ft (1.2m)5s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.9
S
0.4
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
0.4
SSW
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
0.9
ESE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
Period(s) (?)1010115555131010101099991010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)751564473839065585452163157144141166173181184184161134134134134
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
W
10
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		glassoncross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:31AM
1.59
6:59PM
1.57
7:29AM
1.61
7:55PM
1.64
8:28AM
1.64
8:49PM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:59PM
0.68
1:14AM
0.62
1:54PM
0.66
2:16AM
0.60
2:48PM
0.63
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
Sunrise--7:22-------7:22-------7:24-----
Sunset-----7:34-------7:31-------7:30--
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141415151413131212121314141313121212141516151514
Feels °C (?)131010109898891010101011101111131414131312
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