Lyall Bay-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.34° S 174.80° E

Lyall Bay-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lyall Bay-Bombora sea temperature is
12.2° C
0.2° 

Lyall Bay-Bombora surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Lyall Bay-Bombora today (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay-Bombora at 6AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (20 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, near gales from the NNW by Fri night).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
3
3
4
4
3
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
13
2.2
S
13
2
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.4
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2200
1604
651
482
401
356
363
320
411
628
538
1120
1079
683
468
418
333
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
S
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:28PM1.60m
10:50AM1.63m
11:13PM1.57m
11:37AM1.61m
Low Tide
4:44AM0.66m
5:16PM0.66m
5:28AM0.69m
6:02PM0.68m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
10
9
9
10
10
10
9
9
10
10
11
11
10
10
11
Feels °C
6
6
7
6
7
8
8
8
7
7
8
8
7
6
3
2
3
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