Lyall Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.80° E

Lyall Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lyall Bay sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.6° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 5AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (23 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (23 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the N by Sat morning).

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
1
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
79
78
57
56
47
76
89
84
209
317
299
350
263
184
146
133
125
92
85
66
70
72
75
77
Wind (km/h)
20
N
5
S
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
5
NNW
15
N
25
N
30
N
40
N
45
N
45
N
50
N
50
N
45
N
40
N
40
N
40
N
40
N
35
N
40
N
40
N
45
N
45
N
Wind State
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:34AM1.48m
2:58PM1.55m
3:24AM1.51m
3:48PM1.56m
4:16AM1.55m
4:43PM1.59m
Low Tide
8:32AM0.69m
9:07PM0.69m
9:24AM0.70m
9:58PM0.72m
10:22AM0.70m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
11
11
14
16
17
16
14
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
8
10
10
12
14
16
14
10
6
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
7
5
5
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