Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today (11 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 11PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the NNW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 359 | 263 | 308 | 284 | 254 | 286 | 252 | 220 | 194 | 184 | 147 | 102 | 96 | 92 | 47 | 121 | 119 | 81 | 76 | 47 | 46 | 17 | 8 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:30PM1.75m | 2:01AM1.65m | 2:26PM1.80m | 3:01AM1.65m | 3:22PM1.83m | 4:01AM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:47PM0.58m | 8:07AM0.58m | 8:44PM0.55m | 9:05AM0.55m | 9:44PM0.53m | 10:06AM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — |
 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 359 | 263 | 41 | 284 | 254 | 286 | 252 | 220 | 194 | 184 | 147 | 102 | 96 | 92 | 47 | 121 | 119 | 81 | 76 | 47 | 46 | 17 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 15 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SSW 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 68 | 49 | 308 | 31 | 22 | 47 | 32 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 32 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | 39 | 48 | 48 | 48 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 18 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 37 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 37 | 50 | 85 | 145 | 168 | 162 | 153 | 394 | 270 | 95 | 111 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 88 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 38 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 59 | 108 | 108 | 108 |
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