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Lyall Bay surf break

Lyall Bay surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 16 Jan 2026 NZDT
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Lyall Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Lyall Bay sea temperature is
17.6° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 7AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.7
S
1.9
S
2
S
2.2
S
2.3
S
2.3
S
2.2
S
2
S
1.9
SSE
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)777777777778888888888889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)165227239247192149171187208243315403458564620636619526485547509536516524
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		ononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:38AM
1.59
4:03PM
1.48
4:19AM
1.58
4:49PM
1.46
5:01AM
1.57
5:35PM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:18PM
0.79
10:01AM
0.78
10:02PM
0.79
10:47AM
0.78
10:49PM
0.78
11:34AM
0.77
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise---6:05-------6:05-------6:07----
Sunset-------8:53-------8:52-------8:52
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
821121------------------
Temp. °C161515151515161615151414141515151414131314141514
Feels °C (?)13131212131213131211109898988778787
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