Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay-Bombora today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 22s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 20s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay-Bombora at 7AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 22s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri night, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | S 23 | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 425 | 387 | 382 | 372 | 362 | 2773 | 2854 | 2962 | 2337 | 2245 | 1916 | 1578 | 1210 | 1131 | 1232 | 1280 | 1526 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:19PM1.77m | 7:54AM1.65m | 8:17PM1.73m | 8:48AM1.66m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:50AM0.49m | 2:02PM0.46m | 2:44AM0.51m | 3:01PM0.49m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 23 | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 425 | 318 | 293 | 254 | 184 | 2773 | 2854 | 2962 | 2337 | 2245 | 1916 | 1578 | 1210 | 1131 | 1232 | 1280 | 1526 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 398 | 387 | 382 | 372 | 362 | 352 | 342 | 328 | 236 | 229 | 225 | 178 | 175 | 172 | 170 | 109 | 103 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 25 | S 24 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | S 21 | S 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 13 | 286 | 549 | — | — | — | — | 1091 | 335 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | 17 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 37 |
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