Surf Forecasts:
Lyall Bay-Bombora surf forecast from 23 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 28 Oct, 7AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 28 Oct, 10AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period, S swell with 942 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 28 Oct, 7AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s 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 Wednesday (Oct 28) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.7m and 12s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Lyall Bay-Bombora in the next 16 days are 1.7m 13s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Oct 28) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.5m 8s period and expected on Tuesday (Oct 27) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Wed 28th Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Wed 28th Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Wed 28th Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Lyall Bay-Bombora over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, near gales from the NNW by Mon morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Tue morning, light winds from the NE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 15 | S 13 | S 12 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSE 5 | S 13 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 78 | 209 | 350 | 235 | 125 | 67 | 75 | 44 | 129 | 100 | 47 | 22 | 19 | 59 | 942 | 356 | 173 | 60 | 160 | 156 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 3:24AM1.51m | 3:48PM1.56m | 4:16AM1.55m | 4:43PM1.59m | 5:09AM1.61m | 5:41PM1.61m | 6:04AM1.67m | 6:40PM1.63m | 7:01AM1.74m | 7:38PM1.65m | 7:56AM1.79m | 8:35PM1.67m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:07PM0.69m | 9:24AM0.70m | 9:58PM0.72m | 10:22AM0.70m | 10:58PM0.73m | 11:24AM0.69m | 11:59PM0.72m | 12:27PM0.67m | 00:57AM0.69m | 1:30PM0.63m | 1:52AM0.65m | 2:30PM0.58m | 2:45AM0.59m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — |
 | 7:50 | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | 7:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 15 | S 13 | S 12 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | S 13 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 78 | 209 | 350 | 235 | 125 | 58 | 75 | 44 | 129 | 100 | 47 | 22 | 132 | 18 | 942 | 356 | 173 | 40 | 160 | 156 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | S 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | NNW 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 13 | 55 | 14 | 12 | 62 | 67 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 21 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | E 16 | S 20 | E 14 | E 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 13 | E 12 | E 11 | — | — | NE 8 | E 15 | SE 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 13 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 8 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 60 | 7 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | SE 2 | SSE 5 | — | NNW 5 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 37 | 173 | 339 | 99 | 105 | 126 | 223 | 325 | 754 | 855 | 1402 | 2 | 59 | — | 63 | 52 | 119 | 224 | 49 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 37 | 53 | 54 | 53 | 37 | 37 | 53 | 64 | 108 | 138 | 131 | 125 | 26 | 37 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 64 |
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