Lyall Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.80° E

Lyall Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 09 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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 9AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (09 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (09 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Wed night, calm by Fri night).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
6
2.3
S
7
2.4
S
7
2.2
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.4
S
7
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
34
39
39
34
22
22
22
13
12
18
37
348
488
611
510
333
189
240
235
168
166
283
Wind (km/h)
5
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
20
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
45
NNW
50
NW
45
NNW
35
NW
25
WNW
30
S
40
S
35
S
35
SSE
25
S
15
S
10
N
35
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
30
N
5
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
on
on
on
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
High Tide
2:24AM1.58m
2:48PM1.72m
3:22AM1.57m
3:46PM1.70m
4:19AM1.57m
4:43PM1.67m
Low Tide
8:30AM0.47m
9:03PM0.51m
9:29AM0.47m
10:02PM0.55m
10:29AM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
6:05
 mm
2
7
3
1
Temp °C
7
7
9
11
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
10
8
8
9
9
8
7
9
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
4
4
5
6
5
3
3
2
3
5
6
4
-1
0
1
2
3
4
1
4
4
6
11
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Lyall Bay surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest