Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay-Bombora today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay-Bombora at 1PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Thu night, light winds from the WNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 36 | 22 | 20 | 31 | 28 | 63 | 30 | 617 | 3718 | 5373 | 5100 | 5621 | 5220 | 4739 | 3961 | 3459 | 3081 | 2766 | 2016 | 1555 | 1158 | 830 | 531 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:13AM1.63m | 9:40PM1.55m | 9:57AM1.61m | 10:24PM1.54m | 10:40AM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:00AM0.76m | 3:42PM0.72m | 3:45AM0.76m | 4:28PM0.71m | 4:29AM0.75m | 5:11PM0.69m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 3 | -2 | -5 | -3 | -3 | -5 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | NW 7 | S 5 | SSW 9 | NW 8 | S 6 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ESE 12 | S 10 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 36 | 22 | 56 | 13 | 28 | 16 | 20 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 51 | — | — | 232 | 173 | 121 | 787 | 153 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 13 | S 5 | NW 8 | NW 8 | S 13 | S 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 17 | 14 | 30 | 16 | 3 | 30 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | 344 | 121 | 56 | 135 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 5 | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 17 | 20 | 31 | 7 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | S 8 | SSW 4 | S 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 547 | 156 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 63 | 18 | 617 | 3718 | 5373 | 5100 | 5621 | 5220 | 4739 | 3961 | 3459 | 3081 | 2766 | 2016 | 1555 | 1158 | 830 | 531 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 37 | 37 | 1 | 54 | 59 | 110 | 110 | 123 | 123 | 110 | 110 | 267 | 110 | 168 | 195 | 195 | 168 | 63 | 256 | 257 | 115 | 63 |
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