Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 4PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat morning, fresh winds from the N by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 70 | 61 | 57 | 52 | 48 | 48 | 45 | 43 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:24PM1.62m | 5:53AM1.61m | 6:18PM1.60m | 6:45AM1.63m | 7:11PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:14AM0.57m | 11:39PM0.67m | 12:10PM0.61m | 00:34AM0.70m | 1:05PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 7 | E 6 | NW 7 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 57 | 61 | 57 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SW 14 | E 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 70 | 11 | 12 | 52 | 32 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 44 | 44 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 45 | 43 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 6 | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 6 | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | — | 62 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 34 | 66 | 87 | 77 | 56 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 59 | 229 | 59 | 59 | 135 |
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