Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 5AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Wed morning, light winds from the NW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 11 | S 11 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 505 | 275 | 203 | 271 | 128 | 132 | 85 | 65 | 42 | 37 | 36 | 25 | 24 | 30 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:30PM1.60m | 7:56AM1.64m | 8:22PM1.59m | 8:44AM1.64m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:46AM0.67m | 2:16PM0.63m | 2:35AM0.69m | 3:10PM0.66m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 505 | 275 | 203 | 271 | 128 | 132 | 85 | 65 | 42 | 37 | 36 | 25 | 24 | 30 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | E 11 | SSE 9 | SSW 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | 149 | 115 | 2 | 98 | 55 | 53 | 60 | 38 | 28 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 84 | 21 | 21 | 39 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 34 | 46 | 43 | 63 | 108 | 267 | 336 | 325 | 412 | 509 | 421 | 311 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 38 | 54 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 54 | 54 | 108 | 77 | 77 | 88 | 77 | 77 |
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