Lyall Bay-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.34° S 174.80° E

Lyall Bay-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lyall Bay-Bombora sea temperature is
12.1° C
0.1° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay-Bombora at 7PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Afternoon (11 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (11 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
9
1.7
S
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
1.2
E
6
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
586
405
284
244
220
198
164
136
82
65
119
50
48
53
53
52
32
25
41
24
22
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:04PM1.79m
3:41AM1.60m
4:02PM1.77m
4:39AM1.60m
5:01PM1.75m
Low Tide
8:45AM0.49m
9:22PM0.50m
9:45AM0.47m
10:24PM0.51m
10:46AM0.45m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
10
11
11
11
10
9
9
9
10
12
13
12
11
12
11
11
11
13
14
13
13
Feels °C
5
7
8
9
7
6
6
6
7
9
10
9
8
8
6
7
6
8
10
10
11
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