
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay-Bombora today (03 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay-Bombora at 4AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri night, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sat night, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
115 | 121 | 116 | 109 | 100 | 141 | 395 | 1088 | 1007 | 826 | 1519 | 1054 | 765 | 632 | 596 | 517 | 452 | 442 | 449 | 374 | 339 | 284 | 250 | 240 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 10:42PM1.65m | 10:59AM1.77m | 11:32PM1.65m | 11:53AM1.77m | 00:22AM1.63m | 12:48PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:54AM0.54m | 5:31PM0.49m | 5:45AM0.50m | 6:21PM0.47m | 6:36AM0.47m | 7:11PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 9 | S 8 | SSW 14 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
115 | 121 | 116 | 109 | 82 | 90 | 395 | 1088 | 1007 | 826 | 1519 | 1054 | 765 | 632 | 596 | 517 | 452 | 442 | 449 | 374 | 339 | 284 | 250 | 240 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSW 5 | SSE 11 | SSW 10 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | E 18 | — | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 11 | E 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
47 | 11 | 23 | 31 | 100 | 141 | 286 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 17 | 32 | 24 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | — | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 2 | — | ENE 3 | — | E 4 | E 4 | — |
33 | — | 20 | 54 | 72 | 47 | 119 | 181 | 261 | 254 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | — | 14 | 33 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 210 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 87 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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