Lyall Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.80° E

Lyall Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lyall Bay sea temperature is
13.1°C
1.2° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 9PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)--
Afternoon (31 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (31 Aug)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SW by Tue morning).

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
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0
0
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4
4
3
3
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
12
3
SSW
13
3
S
13
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
13
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.2
S
13
2.5
S
16
2.4
S
14
2.2
S
14
2
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1164
2634
3118
4589
3979
4131
4419
3648
4047
3523
2782
2356
1872
1751
1584
3569
2346
1762
1376
Wind (km/h)
50
WNW
30
S
20
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
5
SW
10
NNW
25
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
35
NNW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
Wind State
cross-off
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:24PM1.54m
7:48AM1.56m
8:18PM1.56m
8:38AM1.62m
Low Tide
1:08PM0.67m
1:50AM0.69m
2:06PM0.65m
2:39AM0.67m
3:02PM0.62m
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
5:57
 mm
1
3
1
Temp °C
14
9
8
8
8
8
8
9
11
12
11
10
11
11
12
13
14
14
13
Feels °C
3
2
3
0
1
2
5
6
5
4
3
7
7
6
6
5
6
6
5
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