Lyall Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.80° E

Lyall Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lyall Bay sea temperature is
13.6°C
1.6° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 9PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)--
Afternoon (08 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (08 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
1.6
SSW
5
2.5
S
7
2.5
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
79
76
55
51
50
34
39
39
38
22
22
22
13
12
12
12
128
654
662
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
SE
10
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNE
20
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
45
NNW
50
NNW
50
NNW
35
NW
20
WNW
25
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:52PM1.74m
2:24AM1.58m
2:48PM1.72m
3:22AM1.57m
3:46PM1.70m
Low Tide
8:07PM0.49m
8:30AM0.47m
9:03PM0.51m
9:29AM0.47m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:02
6:04
 mm
3
7
6
1
Temp °C
10
10
9
8
8
7
9
11
12
11
12
12
12
11
12
9
8
8
9
Feels °C
8
7
6
5
5
4
5
6
5
3
3
2
2
4
7
4
-1
-1
1
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