Lyall Bay-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.34° S 174.80° E

Lyall Bay-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lyall Bay-Bombora sea temperature is
12.3° C
0.3° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay-Bombora at 9PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)--
Afternoon (12 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (12 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
7
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
11
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
11
0.4
SE
7
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
51
48
53
54
52
34
26
23
23
22
24
24
24
23
21
14
21
21
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
NNE
15
NE
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
5
NNW
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
S
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:02PM1.77m
4:39AM1.60m
5:01PM1.75m
5:37AM1.60m
6:00PM1.72m
Low Tide
10:24PM0.51m
10:46AM0.45m
11:28PM0.53m
11:45AM0.45m
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
11
10
10
10
11
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
10
10
Feels °C
10
9
7
6
6
7
8
9
9
10
9
10
10
11
11
8
9
8
8
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