Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay-Bombora today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 19s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 18s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay-Bombora at 12PM is: 1.5m 19s primary swell from a South direction and 1.7m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 19s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue night, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1335 | 1280 | 1225 | 1617 | 4097 | 3533 | 2960 | 2316 | 1757 | 1298 | 1081 | 915 | 782 | 653 | 522 | 497 | 403 | 327 | 322 | 266 | 152 | 125 | 117 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 9:40AM1.66m | 10:08PM1.66m | 10:31AM1.66m | 10:58PM1.63m | 11:21AM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:37AM0.53m | 3:59PM0.54m | 4:27AM0.57m | 4:53PM0.58m | 5:15AM0.61m | 5:45PM0.63m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 1335 | 1280 | 1225 | 1097 | 4097 | 3533 | 2960 | 2316 | 1757 | 1298 | 1081 | 915 | 782 | 653 | 522 | 497 | 403 | 327 | 322 | 266 | 152 | 125 | 117 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 19 | S 19 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 |
| kJ | 98 | 96 | 598 | 1617 | 55 | 53 | 52 | 50 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 25 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 60 | 45 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | N 4 | — | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | — | 37 | 71 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 2 | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 21 | 31 | 24 | 10 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 111 | 37 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 0 |
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