Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay-Bombora today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay-Bombora at 7AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 18 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2960 | 2316 | 1757 | 1298 | 1081 | 915 | 782 | 653 | 522 | 497 | 403 | 327 | 316 | 262 | 155 | 125 | 87 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:08PM1.66m | 10:31AM1.66m | 10:58PM1.63m | 11:21AM1.65m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:27AM0.57m | 4:53PM0.58m | 5:15AM0.61m | 5:45PM0.63m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 2960 | 2316 | 1757 | 1298 | 1081 | 915 | 782 | 653 | 522 | 497 | 403 | 327 | 316 | 262 | 155 | 125 | 87 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 7 |
| kJ | 52 | 50 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 12 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 60 | 63 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 6 | 0 |
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