
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay-Bombora today (07 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay-Bombora at 5AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 07). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (07 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sun morning, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Monday 9 | Tue 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 26 | 84 | 75 | 70 | 62 | 68 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:47AM1.62m | 4:11PM1.62m | 4:39AM1.63m | 5:03PM1.60m | 5:29AM1.64m | 5:54PM1.58m | 6:19AM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:02AM0.61m | 10:18PM0.68m | 10:57AM0.66m | 11:12PM0.74m | 11:50AM0.71m | 00:04AM0.77m | |||||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | 8:10 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NNW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 84 | 75 | 70 | 62 | 68 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 15 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | NW 8 | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | NNW 6 | SSW 14 | NNW 5 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 16 | N 6 | N 6 | SSW 5 | S 5 | — |
3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | — | S 14 | E 6 | S 12 | E 5 | S 14 | S 12 | S 11 | S 13 | S 16 | S 7 | S 8 | E 10 | S 9 | E 11 | SSW 6 | NW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 18 | NW 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — |
3 | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | SSW 5 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | SE 5 |
87 | 29 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 77 | 92 | 92 | 74 | 35 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 17 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 39 | 64 | 43 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 60 | 54 | 39 | 54 | 28 | 60 | 110 | 43 | 229 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 10 | 0 |
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