Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay-Bombora today (21 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay-Bombora at 11PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 21). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
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 14°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Sat night, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | 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 10 | S 9 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
547 | 425 | 396 | 322 | 295 | 240 | 235 | 188 | 188 | 182 | 136 | 98 | 71 | 48 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 57 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | 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 |
High Tide | 11:56PM1.55m | 12:22PM1.59m | 00:39AM1.51m | 1:05PM1.58m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:02PM0.68m | 6:09AM0.71m | 6:44PM0.69m | 6:48AM0.72m | 7:25PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | 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 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
547 | 425 | 396 | 322 | 295 | 240 | 235 | 188 | 188 | 182 | 136 | 98 | 71 | 48 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 57 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 9 | SE 13 |
125 | 46 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 15 | E 14 | — | E 14 | — | — | — | S 19 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 15 | E 13 | S 15 |
10 | 11 | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 |
5 | 23 | 63 | 135 | 215 | 325 | 352 | 353 | 244 | 252 | 301 | 439 | 831 | 1267 | 1018 | 307 | 159 | 124 | 119 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 59 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 76 | 63 | 135 | 125 | 125 | 135 | 131 | 115 | 256 | 76 | 76 |
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