
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay-Bombora today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay-Bombora at 5AM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the N by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2252 | 2125 | 2035 | 1813 | 1762 | 1584 | 1376 | 1189 | 989 | 855 | 759 | 668 | 613 | 441 | 371 | 319 | 324 | 257 | 207 | 160 | 123 | 123 | 107 | 65 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:22AM1.67m | 8:57PM1.62m | 9:14AM1.73m | 9:51PM1.64m | 10:06AM1.76m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:21AM0.68m | 2:49PM0.62m | 3:12AM0.64m | 3:46PM0.58m | 4:03AM0.59m | 4:40PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 9 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 |
2252 | 2125 | 2035 | 1813 | 1762 | 1584 | 1376 | 1189 | 989 | 855 | 759 | 668 | 613 | 441 | 371 | 319 | 324 | 257 | 207 | 160 | 61 | 123 | 107 | 65 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 12 | SSE 9 | S 11 | SSW 15 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 |
14 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 28 | 91 | 123 | 58 | 22 | 47 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 11 | S 12 | — | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 11 | — | 16 | 15 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 42 | 85 | 77 | 54 | 59 | 59 | 52 | 52 | 64 | 72 | 75 | 108 | 229 | 310 | 193 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 53 | 53 |
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