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Lyall Bay surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand
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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
13.6° 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 2AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Mon night, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wed 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 | |
609 | 967 | 1055 | 1193 | 1149 | 1193 | 1028 | 971 | 915 | 771 | 759 | 737 | 594 | 575 | 566 | 480 | 464 | 464 | 397 | 307 | 487 | 2933 | 4845 | 4223 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | |
High Tide | 11:48PM1.70m | 12:12PM1.63m | 00:40AM1.66m | 1:06PM1.61m | 1:30AM1.62m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:35PM0.50m | 6:05AM0.51m | 6:29PM0.55m | 6:53AM0.57m | 7:22PM0.60m | 7:39AM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | |
5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | |
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Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 |
609 | 967 | 1055 | 1193 | 1149 | 1193 | 1028 | 971 | 915 | 771 | 759 | 737 | 594 | 575 | 566 | 480 | 464 | 464 | 397 | 307 | 279 | 2933 | 4845 | 4223 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | — | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 18 | S 18 | ENE 10 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | S 15 | S 17 | S 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
13 | — | 12 | 11 | 28 | 38 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 6 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 168 | 487 | 332 | 25 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 18 | NE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNW 5 | — | — | ENE 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — |
6 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 19 | 20 | 3 | — | — | 25 | 91 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | NE 10 | — | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | 3 | 3 | 39 | — | 4 | 7 | 26 | 42 | 39 | 28 | 21 | — | — | 3 | 14 | 34 | 39 | 49 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 25 | 59 | 59 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 38 | 38 | 6 | 1 |
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