Lyall Bay-Bombora surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 30 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
14.4° 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: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)7ft (2.1m)7s
Afternoon (30 Apr)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (30 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri night, light winds from the N by Sat night).

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
3
2
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
7
1.9
S
8
2.1
S
12
1.8
S
11
1.1
SSW
14
1.7
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
12
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
474
409
1320
723
529
1162
861
704
547
418
265
184
235
188
355
304
331
341
273
265
213
215
210
113
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
E
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
25
N
30
N
35
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
10
N
5
N
10
N
10
N
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:03PM1.59m
4:25AM1.56m
4:51PM1.60m
5:15AM1.54m
5:39PM1.60m
Low Tide
9:43AM0.72m
10:20PM0.69m
10:36AM0.77m
11:12PM0.74m
11:26AM0.80m
00:03AM0.78m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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7:05
7:07
7:07
7:09
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5:29
5:27
5:25
5:24
Temp °C
12
12
12
11
10
9
8
8
8
11
12
11
11
11
10
10
10
12
13
12
12
12
11
11
5
6
7
8
7
6
4
5
5
8
9
9
8
6
4
3
4
7
9
9
10
11
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
2.1
S
12
1.8
S
11
1.5
S
10
1.7
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
12
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
Energy kJ
92
139
1320
723
408
1162
861
704
547
418
265
184
235
188
355
304
331
341
273
265
213
215
210
113
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.9
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.4
SSW
8
Energy kJ
16
4
4
322
529
3
3
3
73
111
100
97
2
2
2
6
7
7
6
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.3
E
4
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
5
0.2
S
9
Energy kJ
4
4
3
3
4
1
1
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
7
1.9
S
8
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NNW
3
0.8
NNW
4
1.1
NNW
4
1
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.1
NW
4
0.2
NNW
4
Energy kJ
474
409
2
3
4
3
18
45
42
15
5
3
2
2
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
3
3
2
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
111
115
254
37
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
37
6
53
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Wellington
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
4
6
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
6
4
4
4
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