Lyall Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.80° E

Lyall Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lyall Bay sea temperature is
13.3°C
1.3° 

Lyall Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 8AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 03). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (03 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (03 Sep)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NW by Fri night).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
13
1.5
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.7
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
8
0.5
SSW
8
0.7
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
912
657
480
389
316
244
188
146
106
51
33
27
26
42
43
42
21
21
24
38
72
158
116
Wind (km/h)
45
NW
40
NW
40
NW
50
NW
45
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
55
NNW
60
NNW
45
NW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
40
NW
50
NW
45
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:27AM1.67m
10:00PM1.61m
10:16AM1.71m
10:48PM1.62m
11:08AM1.73m
Low Tide
3:27AM0.63m
3:55PM0.59m
4:15AM0.59m
4:46PM0.55m
5:04AM0.55m
5:36PM0.51m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
6:39
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5:58
5:58
5:59
 mm
2
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
12
11
11
12
12
13
13
13
12
13
Feels °C
5
5
5
5
6
7
7
7
6
4
3
7
7
3
1
2
3
4
5
5
5
2
4
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