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Lyall Bay-Bombora surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 02 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
13.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Lyall Bay-Bombora today?
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay-Bombora at 12AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (03 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat night, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tue 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 17 | |
276 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 210 | 115 | 147 | 89 | 85 | 80 | 64 | 59 | 53 | 50 | 70 | 67 | 61 | 58 | 58 | 41 | 41 | 25 | 29 | 57 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 5:39PM1.60m | 6:04AM1.53m | 6:26PM1.60m | 6:52AM1.52m | 7:11PM1.59m | 7:39AM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:03AM0.78m | 12:13PM0.82m | 00:53AM0.79m | 12:58PM0.82m | 1:42AM0.79m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — |
 | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 17 |
 kJ | 276 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 210 | 115 | 147 | 89 | 85 | 80 | 64 | 59 | 53 | 50 | 70 | 67 | 61 | 58 | 58 | 41 | 41 | 25 | 25 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | N 4 | SSW 8 | — | E 8 | E 5 | E 8 | SW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | E 8 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 26 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 68 | 111 | 116 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 |
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