Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay-Bombora today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay-Bombora at 10AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sun night, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2111 | 2040 | 1559 | 1352 | 1026 | 634 | 599 | 567 | 487 | 1329 | 1252 | 1077 | 932 | 839 | 888 | 971 | 865 | 892 | 905 | 905 | 919 | 958 | 958 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 10:40AM1.58m | 11:05PM1.52m | 11:22AM1.56m | 11:44PM1.49m | 12:04PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:29AM0.75m | 5:11PM0.69m | 5:11AM0.74m | 5:52PM0.67m | 5:51AM0.72m | 6:31PM0.65m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | -1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SE 9 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | — | 327 | 265 | 528 | — | 634 | 599 | 567 | 487 | 1329 | 1252 | 1077 | 932 | 839 | 888 | 971 | 865 | 892 | 905 | 905 | 919 | 958 | 958 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 15 | S 14 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 11 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | NNW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 309 | 267 | 161 | 320 | — | 46 | 44 | 9 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 7 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | ESE 11 | — | — | — | E 11 | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | ESE 8 | — | — | — | E 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 115 | 12 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 2111 | 2040 | 1559 | 1352 | 1026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 34 | 35 | 20 | 6 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 111 | 111 | 63 | 256 | 261 | 115 | 87 | 63 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 37 | 37 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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