Lyall Bay-Bombora surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

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Lyall Bay-Bombora surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Lyall Bay-Bombora sea temperature is
13.8° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Lyall Bay-Bombora this week:

The surf forecast for Lyall Bay-Bombora over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 12) at 12AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 4s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Lyall Bay-Bombora in the next 12 days are 1.0m 11s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 12) at 3AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.9m 6s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 15) at 9AM.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)12AM (Sat 12th Jul)3ft (0.9m) 11s
Best Surf 3AM (Sat 12th Jul)3.5ft (1.0m) 11s
Most Powerful 3AM (Sat 12th Jul)3.5ft (1.0m) 11s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Lyall Bay-Bombora over the next 12 days.

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Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
AMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNight
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.8
ESE
1
S
0.5
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.2
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
E
0.6
E
1.7
SSW
3.5
S
2.5
S
1.1
SSE
0.5
ESE
0.4
SSW
0.6
ESE
Period(s) (?)891112111111111010111111111111710105111111101091010105886101510
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)5783200182177166168202199148146141110721502242041162049817511210482160148132941172941562881240116165148
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
30
N
40
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
50
NNW
35
NW
10
SSE
10
NNE
20
N
10
ENE
15
NE
30
SE
40
SSW
10
NW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
NNE
30
NW
35
NW
35
NNW
35
NNW
25
NNW
10
ESE
20
S
25
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
30
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
onoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
off
oncross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crossoncross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:06PM
1.59
5:43AM
1.46
5:55PM
1.58
6:33AM
1.46
6:46PM
1.58
7:23AM
1.47
7:39PM
1.58
8:11AM
1.51
8:33PM
1.59
9:00AM
1.55
9:27PM
1.60
9:49AM
1.60
10:20PM
1.62
10:39AM
1.65
11:11PM
1.64
11:31AM
1.70
12:03AM
1.66
12:26PM
1.74
12:57AM
1.66
1:21PM
1.78
1:54AM
1.65
2:17PM
1.80
2:53AM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:56AM
0.75
11:47PM
0.73
11:44AM
0.71
12:39AM
0.69
12:32PM
0.67
1:29AM
0.65
1:21PM
0.63
2:17AM
0.62
2:14PM
0.60
3:04AM
0.60
3:08PM
0.58
3:52AM
0.58
4:03PM
0.57
4:40AM
0.57
4:59PM
0.56
5:29AM
0.56
5:53PM
0.55
6:18AM
0.55
6:47PM
0.55
7:08AM
0.55
7:42PM
0.55
8:01AM
0.55
8:38PM
0.55
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Sunrise7:45--7:43--7:43--7:43--7:43--7:41--7:41--7:41--7:39--7:39--7:39--7:37--
Sunset-5:07--5:07--5:08--5:08--5:09--5:10--5:12--5:13--5:13--5:14--5:15--5:15-
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Rain (mm)
-81211---4---------4178-17-----6741134
Temp. °C141413131313121312131312121211121210111091111911121212121311101010910
Feels °C (?)109876667666534687794-1887655557955314

Short Range Forecast: Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Tue morning, light winds from the E by Tue night).

Days 6-9 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Long Range Forecast: Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun night, min 9°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the SSE by Tue afternoon).

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Information about the Lyall Bay-Bombora Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Lyall Bay-Bombora provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Lyall Bay-Bombora can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Lyall Bay-Bombora surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Lyall Bay-Bombora) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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