Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 11AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue night, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Tue night, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 10 | SSW 13 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 239 | 275 | 228 | 146 | 83 | 60 | 194 | 154 | 154 | 164 | 494 | 181 | 184 | 134 | 290 | 222 | 747 | 477 | 669 | 345 | 407 | 272 | 374 | 447 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:22AM1.70m | 5:41PM1.89m | 6:21AM1.70m | 6:41PM1.88m | 7:20AM1.69m | 7:40PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:30AM0.54m | 00:15AM0.51m | 12:28PM0.49m | 1:17AM0.48m | 1:26PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | 4:57 |
mm | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SE 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | S 6 | S 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 7 | S 7 | S 13 | S 10 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 118 | 5 | 62 | 30 | 83 | 60 | 194 | 154 | 154 | 164 | 494 | 181 | 184 | 123 | 135 | 142 | 747 | 477 | 669 | 345 | 138 | 159 | 215 | 447 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | NW 7 | SE 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | NW 6 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | S 14 | NNW 4 | SE 11 | SSW 15 | S 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 47 | 42 | 69 | 104 | 150 | 49 | 140 | 93 | 134 | 290 | 222 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 134 | 1 | 5 | 292 | 238 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | — | NW 7 | SE 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 4 | — | 2 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | S 3 | S 7 | — | — | — | N 2 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | SSW 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 239 | 275 | 228 | 146 | — | — | — | 27 | 99 | 126 | — | — | 4 | 113 | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 9 | 407 | 272 | 374 | 164 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 110 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 38 | 0 | 38 | 59 | 77 | 88 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 59 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 130 | 59 | 38 | 38 |
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