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Lyall Bay-Bombora surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 01 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
14.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Lyall Bay-Bombora today?
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay-Bombora at 9AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri night, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Mon 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | |
861 | 704 | 547 | 418 | 265 | 184 | 191 | 188 | 355 | 107 | 341 | 346 | 276 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 115 | 207 | 145 | 135 | 85 | 76 | 64 | 59 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 4:25AM1.56m | 4:51PM1.60m | 5:15AM1.54m | 5:39PM1.60m | 6:04AM1.53m | 6:26PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:36AM0.77m | 11:12PM0.74m | 11:26AM0.80m | 00:03AM0.78m | 12:13PM0.82m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:23 |
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Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
 kJ | 861 | 704 | 547 | 418 | 265 | 184 | 191 | 188 | 355 | 102 | 341 | 346 | 276 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 115 | 207 | 145 | 135 | 85 | 76 | 64 | 59 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | SSW 14 | ENE 5 | E 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | — | — | E 11 | E 5 | — | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 73 | 111 | 100 | 97 | — | 107 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 36 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | E 5 | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 4 | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 54 | 56 | 18 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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