Lyall Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.80° E

Lyall Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lyall Bay sea temperature is
12.7°C
0.8° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 1AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (30 Aug)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
3
0
0
1
3
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
SSW
9
0.5
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
2
S
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
184
138
133
100
50
46
77
111
127
131
111
273
446
1194
1366
1121
1220
1360
1617
Wind (km/h)
35
NNW
30
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
25
NNW
15
N
25
N
15
NNW
35
NW
40
WNW
35
WNW
5
SW
10
SE
10
NW
45
WNW
40
NW
20
WSW
15
WNW
45
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:34PM1.51m
6:06AM1.46m
6:28PM1.52m
6:57AM1.50m
7:24PM1.54m
Low Tide
00:10AM0.72m
12:13PM0.68m
1:01AM0.71m
1:08PM0.67m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:53
5:54
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
11
10
12
14
15
14
13
12
10
10
12
13
14
12
12
Feels °C
6
5
5
4
5
6
7
10
8
5
5
10
7
7
2
4
10
8
2
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