Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 1AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, gales from the SSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 11 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSW 15 | ESE 11 | SSW 15 | ESE 7 | SSW 15 | ESE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 13 | 21 | 11 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 53 | 50 | 48 | 87 | 318 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:01PM1.75m | 5:37AM1.60m | 6:00PM1.72m | 6:34AM1.61m | 6:58PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:28PM0.53m | 11:45AM0.45m | 00:28AM0.54m | 12:44PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 4 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SSW 16 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 24 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 82 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 15 | ESE 7 | SSW 4 | ESE 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ESE 7 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 20 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 26 | 18 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 21 | 53 | 50 | 48 | 11 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 11 | SSE 8 | SE 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 3 | SE 13 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 9 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 87 | 318 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 44 | 59 | 38 | 44 | 2 | 44 | 38 | 0 | 38 | 38 | 59 | 108 |
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