Surf Forecasts:
Lyall Bay-Bombora surf forecast from 8 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 9 Jun, 12PM (local time) - 23ft (7.0m), 15s period, S swell with onshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 9 Jun, 3PM (local time) - 25ft (7.5m), 15s period, S swell with 24,765 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 9 Jun, 12PM (local time) - 23ft (7.0m), 15s period with S swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Lyall Bay-Bombora this week:
The surf forecast for Lyall Bay-Bombora over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jun 09) at 12PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 7.0m and 15s period. The wind is predicted to be onshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Lyall Bay-Bombora in the next 16 days are 7.5m 15s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jun 09) at 3PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.1m 7s period and expected on Sunday (Jun 14) at 9PM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 12PM (Tue 9th Jun) | 23ft (7.0m) 15s |
| Best Surf | 12PM (Tue 9th Jun) | 23ft (7.0m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 3PM (Tue 9th Jun) | 25ft (7.5m) 15s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Lyall Bay-Bombora over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue morning, calm by Wed afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 8 | S 13 | S 15 | S 15 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 13 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 163 | 441 | 1437 | 7607 | 24765 | 10073 | 3383 | 2021 | 478 | 408 | 1019 | 550 | 245 | 140 | 66 | 60 | 144 | 78 | 74 | 55 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:34AM1.49m | 10:58PM1.54m | 11:18AM1.53m | 11:44PM1.57m | 12:06PM1.57m | 00:33AM1.60m | 12:57PM1.63m | 1:25AM1.63m | 1:51PM1.70m | 2:22AM1.66m | 2:47PM1.77m | 3:22AM1.68m | 3:44PM1.83m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:38PM0.68m | 5:20AM0.65m | 5:24PM0.67m | 6:01AM0.65m | 6:12PM0.66m | 6:46AM0.64m | 7:06PM0.65m | 7:34AM0.64m | 8:03PM0.63m | 8:28AM0.64m | 9:04PM0.61m | 9:28AM0.62m | 10:07PM0.58m | ||||||||
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 | 7:41 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — |
 | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | 4:57 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 16 | NW 7 | S 16 | S 21 | S 15 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 88 | 441 | 7 | 5073 | 1096 | 10073 | 3383 | 2021 | 419 | 314 | 1019 | 550 | 245 | 140 | 66 | 60 | 144 | 78 | 74 | 34 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | NW 6 | SE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSE 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 16 |
| kJ | 163 | 9 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 478 | 408 | 50 | 42 | 21 | 7 | 40 | 30 | 51 | 21 | 36 | 55 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 16 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 9 | S 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 18 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | S 19 | S 18 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 229 | 50 | 17 | 6 | 24 | 7 | 60 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NW 3 | SSW 8 | S 13 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 8 | 1 | 1437 | 7607 | 24765 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 10 | 98 | 166 | 303 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 110 | 60 | 176 | 60 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 60 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 53 | 60 | 64 |
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