Lyall Bay surf break

Lyall Bay surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 01 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
16.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 8PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Mar)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (01 Mar)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (01 Mar)8ft (2.5m)7s

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


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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
2.5
S
2.3
S
3
S
4
SSW
4.5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
4.5
S
4.5
S
4
S
4
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
S
3
S
2.1
S
2.3
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
Period(s) (?)1313131378791010101010999812121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3496131131662604905252340424847466041373430285023332038182832352679214011671265757588
Wind
(km/h)
30
NNW
15
W
10
SSE
25
SSE
45
SSE
25
SSE
40
SSW
50
S
50
S
50
SSW
50
SSW
50
S
45
S
40
S
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
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High Tide
/ height (m)
3:58PM
1.57
4:20AM
1.70
4:54PM
1.55
5:16AM
1.67
5:49PM
1.55
6:11AM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:40AM
0.51
10:03PM
0.49
10:36AM
0.55
11:01PM
0.50
11:35AM
0.59
11:58PM
0.52
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Sunrise--------7:01-------7:01-------
Sunset---8:05-------8:02-------8:01----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
----43111222112211------
Temp. °C16161615109101111111010111111111112131312121212
Feels °C (?)11141511141000-1-11222245667910
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