Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay-Bombora today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay-Bombora at 10AM is: 1.7m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 17s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, near gales from the NNW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1719 | 1373 | 1357 | 2076 | 2051 | 1229 | 961 | 862 | 633 | 513 | 423 | 347 | 282 | 278 | 220 | 205 | 157 | 198 | 198 | 154 | 149 | 141 | 104 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:39AM1.41m | 3:54PM1.51m | 4:26AM1.41m | 4:42PM1.51m | 5:15AM1.43m | 5:34PM1.51m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:38AM0.71m | 10:20PM0.72m | 10:28AM0.70m | 11:15PM0.73m | 11:19AM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 1719 | 1373 | 1357 | 2076 | 2051 | 1229 | 961 | 862 | 633 | 513 | 423 | 347 | 282 | 278 | 220 | 205 | 157 | 198 | 198 | 154 | 149 | 141 | 104 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NNW 6 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ESE 6 | — | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 9 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 11 | 35 | 3 | — | — | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 26 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 16 | — | SE 12 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSW 12 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 6 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 40 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 6 | — | E 5 | E 5 | NE 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 153 | 173 | 149 | — | 52 | 64 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 75 | 138 | 191 | 320 | 721 | 562 | 388 | 222 | 133 | 91 | 87 | 50 | 44 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 58 | 53 | 64 | 64 | 139 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 76 | 53 | 58 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
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