Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay-Bombora today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay-Bombora at 11AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 22). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Sat night, light winds from the NW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 244 | 240 | 191 | 188 | 188 | 182 | 138 | 98 | 69 | 48 | 31 | 30 | 16 | 36 | 56 | 59 | 44 | 803 | 1844 | 1723 | 1279 | 847 | 680 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:22PM1.59m | 00:39AM1.51m | 1:05PM1.58m | 1:24AM1.48m | 1:46PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:09AM0.71m | 6:44PM0.69m | 6:48AM0.72m | 7:25PM0.70m | 7:27AM0.73m | 8:05PM0.70m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | -1 | -1 | -1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 244 | 240 | 191 | 188 | 188 | 182 | 138 | 98 | 69 | 48 | 31 | 30 | 16 | 36 | 56 | 59 | 44 | 803 | 1844 | 1723 | 1279 | 847 | 680 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NNW 9 | NW 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 15 | — | SE 12 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 8 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 363 | 405 | 363 | 316 | 209 | 260 | 301 | 509 | 671 | 1263 | 936 | 569 | 193 | 124 | 133 | 103 | 35 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 50 | 71 | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 138 | 76 | 138 | 139 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 54 | 54 | 2 |
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