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Lyall Bay-Bombora surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 23 Apr 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
16.2° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than 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 11PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
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 14°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the N by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | |
341 | 264 | 169 | 149 | 127 | 63 | 63 | 48 | 76 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 82 | 309 | 427 | 421 | 460 | 440 | 339 | 294 | 279 | 217 | 232 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 10:13PM1.82m | 10:44AM1.68m | 11:10PM1.77m | 11:37AM1.64m | 00:06AM1.73m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:04PM0.48m | 4:44AM0.45m | 4:58PM0.46m | 5:35AM0.45m | 5:51PM0.47m | 6:25AM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 |
 kJ | 341 | 264 | 169 | 149 | 127 | 63 | 63 | 48 | 76 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 82 | 309 | 427 | 421 | 460 | 440 | 339 | 294 | 279 | 217 | 232 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 85 | 54 | 48 | 47 | 35 | 43 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 59 | 56 | 54 | 51 | 51 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SSW 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 44 | 28 | 47 | 25 | 31 | 35 | 62 | 29 | 29 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 34 | 46 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 37 | 37 | 37 |
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