Lyall Bay surf break

Lyall Bay surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 19 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
15.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 4PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (19 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (19 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
S
0.6
S
1.1
S
0.8
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
1
S
0.4
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1
S
0.4
SSW
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
ESE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
Period(s) (?)5988101010101010555131010101010109999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)69611578749537577186366065495852505075137134125123123123
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:03PM
1.52
6:31AM
1.59
6:59PM
1.57
7:29AM
1.61
7:55PM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:59AM
0.69
12:13AM
0.64
12:59PM
0.68
1:14AM
0.62
1:54PM
0.66
2:16AM
0.60
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise--------7:22-------7:22-------
Sunset---7:35-------7:34-------7:31----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141515161514151515151514131212121315151414121213
Feels °C (?)1011111414131412111110998991012111113101012
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