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Lyall Bay-Bombora surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 01 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Lyall Bay-Bombora surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Lyall Bay-Bombora sea temperature is
14.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Lyall Bay-Bombora today?
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay-Bombora at 2AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (02 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri night, light winds from the N by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | |
191 | 188 | 355 | 107 | 341 | 276 | 276 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 210 | 113 | 145 | 125 | 85 | 78 | 64 | 59 | 53 | 50 | 70 | 67 | 61 | 58 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 5:15AM1.54m | 5:39PM1.60m | 6:04AM1.53m | 6:26PM1.60m | 6:52AM1.52m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:12PM0.74m | 11:26AM0.80m | 00:03AM0.78m | 12:13PM0.82m | 00:53AM0.79m | 12:58PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — |
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Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
 kJ | 191 | 188 | 355 | 102 | 341 | 276 | 276 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 210 | 113 | 145 | 125 | 85 | 78 | 64 | 59 | 53 | 50 | 70 | 67 | 61 | 58 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | — | SSW 14 | — | E 5 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NW 4 | NW 4 | SSW 8 | — | E 8 | E 5 | E 8 | SW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 100 | 97 | — | 107 | — | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 22 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 5 | — | — | — | E 5 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | E 8 | S 13 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 24 | 58 | 68 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 17 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 0 |
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