Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay-Bombora today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay-Bombora at 9AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 19 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:45AM1.63m | 7:11PM1.58m | 7:37AM1.64m | 8:03PM1.57m | 8:26AM1.64m | 8:53PM1.56m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:05PM0.66m | 1:25AM0.73m | 1:59PM0.69m | 2:14AM0.75m | 2:52PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 13 | S 16 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 9 | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — | E 6 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 20 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | — | — | E 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 25 | 37 | 63 | 114 | 149 | 164 | 219 | 235 | 211 | 172 | 98 | 188 | 195 | 215 | 284 | 418 | 322 | 61 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 43 | 43 | 304 | 229 | 60 | 64 | 64 | 58 | 138 | 138 | 108 | 115 | 115 | 108 | 54 | 87 | 108 | 87 | 138 | 54 | 139 | 87 |
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