Lyall Bay-Bombora surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 03 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
16.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Lyall Bay-Bombora today?

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay-Bombora at 1PM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (03 Jan)6ft (1.9m)6s
Evening (03 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

Table - waves today at Lyall Bay-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tue
06
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
1.1
S
1.5
S
1.9
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
1.1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
S
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.5
SE
0.6
S
0.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)666677777777777778888787
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)64851602843122782481981881461231008063115949195838565234131
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
10
SSE
0
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
30
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
glassoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:55AM
1.85
5:34PM
1.67
5:53AM
1.86
6:32PM
1.66
6:52AM
1.83
7:30PM
1.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:20AM
0.54
11:40PM
0.52
12:23PM
0.53
12:39AM
0.49
1:25PM
0.52
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tue
06
Sunrise-5:52-------5:52-------5:54------
Sunset-----8:57-------8:57-------8:57--
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141415151514141314141515161715131414161718171515
Feels °C (?)1099888879101111121514111212141516141211
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