Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay-Bombora today (24 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay-Bombora at 9PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 24). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the E by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1052 | 692 | 522 | 486 | 404 | 370 | 238 | 184 | 165 | 163 | 346 | 360 | 365 | 380 | 288 | 297 | 265 | 307 | 215 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:46PM1.56m | 2:09AM1.44m | 2:27PM1.54m | 2:54AM1.42m | 3:09PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:05PM0.70m | 8:07AM0.73m | 8:46PM0.71m | 8:51AM0.72m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 1052 | 692 | 522 | 486 | 404 | 370 | 238 | 184 | 136 | 90 | 346 | 360 | 365 | 380 | 288 | 297 | 265 | 307 | 215 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 15 |
| kJ | 19 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 160 | 163 | 165 | 163 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 168 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 15 | NW 15 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 13 |
| kJ | — | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 42 | 102 | 72 | 56 | 163 | 160 | 150 | 131 | 64 | 49 | 43 | 52 | 38 | 51 | 61 | 94 | 124 | 160 | 165 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 54 | 59 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 76 | 76 | 64 | 37 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 54 | 108 | 63 | 63 |
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