Surf Forecasts:
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) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay-Bombora at 6AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun night, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 110 | 273 | 452 | 1189 | 1451 | 1240 | 1302 | 2948 | 4378 | 3346 | 3713 | 3851 | 4508 | 3529 | 3708 | 3112 | 2569 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:28PM1.52m | 6:57AM1.50m | 7:24PM1.54m | 7:48AM1.56m | 8:18PM1.56m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:01AM0.71m | 1:08PM0.67m | 1:50AM0.69m | 2:06PM0.65m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | S 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NW 5 | SSW 12 | — | — | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 110 | 62 | 79 | 1189 | 1451 | 1240 | 1302 | 22 | 3575 | — | — | 2964 | 2607 | 3529 | 3708 | 3112 | 2569 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | NW 5 | SSW 16 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 53 | 35 | 452 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 16 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 273 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | — | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 169 | — | 35 | 195 | 192 | 119 | 143 | 2948 | 4378 | 3346 | 3713 | 3851 | 4508 | — | — | 29 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 0 | 53 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 87 | 361 | 26 | 115 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 54 | 54 |
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