Lyall Bay surf break

Lyall Bay surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 13 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
16.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 3AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (13 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (13 Jan)4ft (1.2m)10s

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

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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
S
1.8
S
1.5
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)1010101211111010101099999999999131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8676534229096835054022842302231731661321321031019974575655679392
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
NE
10
NNE
20
N
25
N
30
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
15
N
5
NE
5
E
5
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
10
SE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
crossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:27AM
1.60
1:47PM
1.55
2:13AM
1.60
2:31PM
1.53
2:57AM
1.60
3:17PM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:16PM
0.69
7:49AM
0.72
7:57PM
0.73
8:34AM
0.75
8:37PM
0.77
9:18AM
0.77
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise---6:01-------6:03-------6:03----
Sunset-------8:54-------8:54-------8:53
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------1----13221-
Temp. °C141312131517171615151516141414151515141415151616
Feels °C (?)1110101011111188881091011131515141415151513
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