Lyall Bay surf break

Lyall Bay surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 04 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Lyall Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Lyall Bay sea temperature is
15.5° C
(Which is 1.7°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 6AM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.9m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (04 Mar)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (04 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

Table - waves today at Lyall Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
S
2.5
S
2.1
S
1.9
S
1.6
S
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)11111111111011111010101091111111010101010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)232416761018813566582548496370315245181118265226183141114868552505034
Wind
(km/h)
35
S
30
S
25
S
15
S
10
SSW
5
SW
10
NW
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
40
N
40
N
45
N
45
N
45
N
45
N
45
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononglasscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:11AM
1.64
6:43PM
1.55
7:05AM
1.60
7:37PM
1.56
7:59AM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:58PM
0.52
12:34PM
0.62
12:54AM
0.55
1:29PM
0.65
1:49AM
0.59
2:20PM
0.67
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sunrise----7:03-------7:05-------7:05---
Sunset-------8:00-------7:58-------7:57
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C121212121314141413131212141516151515151515171716
Feels °C (?)45691012111110108791010998887999
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