Lyall Bay-Bombora surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 20 Feb 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
17.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


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

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay-Bombora at 4PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 20). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (20 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (20 Feb)4ft (1.2m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
1.2
S
1.6
S
1.6
SSW
1.5
S
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
S
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.1
S
1.7
S
2
S
Period(s) (?)1110101056661110101010999815141488810
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)644139284821329467338562544441271181106775044403679138392755
Wind
(km/h)
40
NW
40
NW
30
NW
40
SSE
20
SSE
5
S
5
SE
10
NE
10
N
15
NNW
20
N
30
N
40
N
40
NNW
45
NW
45
NW
45
NW
35
NW
5
NE
10
ENE
25
SSE
15
SE
5
E
0
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:51AM
1.56
8:21PM
1.53
8:48AM
1.58
9:12PM
1.59
9:43AM
1.60
10:03PM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:24PM
0.66
2:32AM
0.62
3:14PM
0.64
3:30AM
0.60
4:04PM
0.61
4:27AM
0.57
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise-------6:50-------6:52-------6:52
Sunset---8:17-------8:16-------8:15----
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181820161413131215161616151615151719191816141313
Feels °C (?)11101599111210131312117967913181612111213
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