Lyall Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.80° E

Lyall Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lyall Bay sea temperature is
12.6° C
0.5° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 12PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)13ft (4.0m)12s
Afternoon (05 Aug)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (05 Aug)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri night, min 5°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the NNW by Fri morning).

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
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1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
S
11
4.5
S
11
4
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
2
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.6
S
10
1.4
SE
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
SE
10
1.1
S
10
1.4
SE
11
1.2
S
16
1.5
S
15
1.5
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6413
5375
4523
3740
2923
2377
1938
1625
850
726
500
514
392
341
298
240
423
732
979
881
1021
852
681
Wind (km/h)
50
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
W
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
30
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NW
35
NNW
35
NNW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:47AM1.59m
10:17PM1.57m
10:35AM1.64m
11:05PM1.60m
11:25AM1.69m
Low Tide
3:50AM0.66m
4:07PM0.64m
4:36AM0.63m
4:58PM0.61m
5:22AM0.60m
5:48PM0.58m
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
6
6
5
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
7
8
7
7
8
8
8
9
10
11
11
11
Feels °C
-5
-4
-4
-1
0
1
2
2
3
2
4
4
5
3
3
3
3
1
2
1
2
3
4
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