Lyall Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.80° E

Lyall Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lyall Bay sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.7° 

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 (01 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 11AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 01). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (01 Nov)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (01 Nov)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
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)
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
9
0.3
S
9
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1048
851
655
411
284
188
143
108
100
71
48
31
28
15
14
6
6
7
16
24
24
42
39
Wind (km/h)
20
N
30
N
40
N
50
NNW
55
NNW
50
NW
50
NNW
50
NNW
45
NNW
45
NW
50
NW
45
NW
50
NW
45
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
20
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:42AM1.81m
11:14PM1.67m
11:39AM1.78m
00:07AM1.65m
12:35PM1.74m
Low Tide
4:33AM0.49m
5:14PM0.45m
5:27AM0.47m
6:06PM0.45m
6:21AM0.46m
6:56PM0.46m
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Temp °C
9
8
11
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12
12
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14
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14
14
15
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14
14
Feels °C
4
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3
3
5
4
5
6
6
7
8
8
8
8
7
9
9
11
14
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