Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay-Bombora today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay-Bombora at 9PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 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 (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 15 | 84 | 62 | 29 | 337 | 1676 | 1510 | 1002 | 680 | 514 | 418 | 397 | 356 | 233 | 184 | 423 | 163 | 346 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:05PM1.58m | 1:24AM1.48m | 1:46PM1.56m | 2:09AM1.44m | 2:27PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:25PM0.70m | 7:27AM0.73m | 8:05PM0.70m | 8:07AM0.73m | 8:46PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | NW 5 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | S 14 | S 10 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 16 | 12 | 84 | 62 | 25 | 337 | 1676 | 1510 | 1002 | 680 | 514 | 418 | 397 | 356 | 233 | 184 | 423 | 94 | 346 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | S 9 | SE 13 | SE 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 14 | SSW 14 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 4 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 152 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 118 | 163 | 19 | 163 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | E 13 | S 15 | S 16 | S 9 | NW 5 | — | — | — | NW 15 | NW 15 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | — | SE 14 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 14 | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 19 | — | 7 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | W 4 | — | NW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 193 | 176 | 143 | 106 | 9 | — | 7 | 24 | 52 | 72 | 55 | 56 | 129 | 136 | 169 | 101 | 38 | 51 | 38 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 256 | 76 | 76 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 63 | 63 | 76 | 76 | 64 | 59 | 2 | 0 |
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