Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay-Bombora today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay-Bombora at 3PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the NNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1081 | 915 | 782 | 653 | 522 | 416 | 411 | 327 | 316 | 257 | 160 | 125 | 86 | 90 | 93 | 61 | 54 | 55 | 29 | 16 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:31AM1.66m | 10:58PM1.63m | 11:21AM1.65m | 11:46PM1.60m | 12:11PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:53PM0.58m | 5:15AM0.61m | 5:45PM0.63m | 6:00AM0.65m | 6:33PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 12 | S 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 1081 | 915 | 782 | 653 | 522 | 416 | 411 | 327 | 316 | 257 | 160 | 46 | 86 | 90 | 93 | 61 | 54 | 55 | 29 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 9 | SSW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 63 | 125 | 43 | 42 | 43 | 40 | 23 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 8 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 14 | 45 | 85 | 102 | 102 | 240 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 6 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 37 | 53 | 108 | 87 | 155 |
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