Lyall Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.80° E

Lyall Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lyall Bay sea temperature is
11.8°C
0.1° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 5PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (26 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (26 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu morning, near gales from the NNW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
4
4
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
17
1.7
S
17
1.4
SSW
17
1.5
S
17
1.5
S
17
1.8
S
17
1.8
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.7
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
292
276
250
236
371
763
1769
1203
1357
1342
1837
1297
933
848
623
504
416
347
282
225
119
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
40
NW
45
NW
40
NW
40
NW
25
SSW
25
SSE
20
SE
15
E
10
E
10
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
35
N
40
N
50
N
55
N
55
NNW
55
NNW
45
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:09PM1.52m
3:39AM1.41m
3:54PM1.51m
4:26AM1.41m
4:42PM1.51m
Low Tide
8:51AM0.72m
9:30PM0.72m
9:38AM0.71m
10:20PM0.72m
10:28AM0.70m
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light rain
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cloud
light rain
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
5:52
 mm
1
1
3
4
Temp °C
14
13
14
14
14
11
9
9
10
10
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
Feels °C
8
6
6
7
7
6
4
5
7
8
10
9
8
8
7
5
3
2
1
2
4
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