Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay-Bombora today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay-Bombora at 4PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the N by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 289 | 284 | 274 | 279 | 284 | 582 | 498 | 414 | 314 | 173 | 131 | 120 | 83 | 79 | 78 | 57 | 57 | 30 | 40 | 66 | 126 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 1:28PM1.52m | 1:47AM1.46m | 2:11PM1.53m | 2:34AM1.48m | 2:58PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:07AM0.69m | 7:45PM0.65m | 7:48AM0.69m | 8:24PM0.67m | 8:32AM0.69m | 9:07PM0.69m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 289 | 284 | 274 | 279 | 284 | 582 | 498 | 414 | 314 | 173 | 131 | 120 | 83 | 79 | 78 | 57 | 57 | 30 | 40 | 66 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 4 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 9 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 22 | 46 | 136 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 31 | 16 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 17 | 126 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | NNW 3 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 12 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 52 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | ENE 2 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 34 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 37 | 37 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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