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Lyall Bay-Bombora surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 12 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast 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
16.3° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal 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: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 233 | 175 | 128 | 109 | 95 | 91 | 99 | 69 | 79 | 90 | 117 | 86 | 57 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:22AM 1.61 | 12:49PM 1.63 | 1:13AM 1.59 | 1:37PM 1.59 | 2:04AM 1.59 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:19PM 0.55 | 6:40AM 0.59 | 7:05PM 0.59 | 7:31AM 0.64 | 7:49PM 0.65 | 8:21AM 0.69 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 8:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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