Lyall Bay surf break

Lyall Bay surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 25 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
16.1° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 4PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sun morning, calm by Mon morning).

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
4
4
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
12
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
16
1.7
S
16
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.2
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
314
427
427
440
440
414
314
232
224
232
228
298
298
613
1021
1315
1404
975
878
668
636
520
467
319
Wind (km/h)
20
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
30
N
10
NNW
10
S
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
SE
10
SSE
5
E
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
N
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:37AM1.64m
00:06AM1.73m
12:32PM1.61m
1:00AM1.68m
1:27PM1.59m
1:52AM1.64m
Low Tide
5:51PM0.47m
6:25AM0.48m
6:45PM0.50m
7:13AM0.53m
7:39PM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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7:01
7:01
7:03
7:03
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5:35
5:34
5:32
5:30
Temp °C
11
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
16
14
13
13
12
12
12
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
7
7
9
8
8
8
7
6
7
9
15
12
11
11
10
10
10
14
12
14
12
12
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
12
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
16
1.7
S
16
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.2
S
11
Energy kJ
314
427
427
440
440
414
314
232
224
232
228
298
298
613
1021
1315
1404
975
878
668
636
520
467
319
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.8
NNW
5
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
N
4
0.5
S
5
1.1
S
16
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
7
3
3
3
1
3
3
2
2
2
27
1
1
11
667
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
S
12
0.1
E
8
0.1
S
11
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
3
1
3
1
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.7
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
1
NNW
4
1.2
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
5
0.6
NNW
4
0.7
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.4
NW
3
Energy kJ
3
7
12
18
13
13
23
34
61
52
11
19
18
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
3
2
2
4
4
4
3
1
3
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
38
38
54
0
61
38
38
1
0
0
0
27
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Wellington
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
4
4
4
3
1
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
5
3
8
5
8
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
8
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
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