Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 5PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 36 | 75 | 220 | 193 | 125 | 72 | 84 | 85 | 201 | 186 | 181 | 79 | 48 | 54 | 48 | 364 | 500 | 586 | 433 | 270 | 206 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:08AM1.73m | 11:37PM1.62m | 12:02PM1.74m | 00:30AM1.61m | 12:56PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:36PM0.51m | 5:52AM0.51m | 6:25PM0.49m | 6:41AM0.48m | 7:15PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 36 | 75 | 220 | 193 | 125 | 72 | 32 | 39 | 201 | 186 | 181 | 54 | 47 | 241 | 60 | 23 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 71 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 9 | S 9 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 21 | 38 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 84 | 85 | 3 | 2 | — | 79 | 48 | 54 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 44 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | S 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | — | — | — | SSW 15 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | — | — | — | 43 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | S 4 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 34 | 133 | 206 | 278 | 287 | 216 | 244 | 143 | 461 | 421 | 370 | 627 | 623 | 135 | 45 | 364 | 500 | 586 | 433 | 270 | 206 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 88 | 108 | 126 | 126 | 77 | 63 | 77 | 77 | 116 | 108 | 77 | 108 | 108 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 43 | 38 | 38 |
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