Lyall Bay surf break

Lyall Bay surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 05 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
16.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 1PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (05 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (05 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


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Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wed
08
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
S
1
S
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
Period(s) (?)5566151514141414131111101010101010108888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)46626976781211051041131089946645550494850515149626555
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
E
10
SE
5
ESE
15
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
5
E
15
NE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:22AM
1.54
7:45PM
1.59
8:11AM
1.53
8:29PM
1.59
8:56AM
1.53
9:11PM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:19AM
0.72
1:34PM
0.77
2:10AM
0.74
2:18PM
0.78
2:58AM
0.74
3:02PM
0.77
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wed
08
Sunrise--6:39-------6:41-------6:41-----
Sunset-----6:06-------6:04-------6:02--
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
---------------------141
Temp. °C131313141313131313131419201916151414161819151517
Feels °C (?)101010109991010111317181612131212141617151414
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