Lyall Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.80° E

Lyall Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lyall Bay sea temperature is
11.8° C
0.5° 

Lyall Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 2AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (24 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (24 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Sat morning, light winds from the SE by Sat night).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
8
0.2
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
14
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
5
3.5
SSW
8
3.5
SSW
8
3
SSW
8
2.4
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
16
16
15
15
13
7
14
6
6
7
7
21
22
243
1706
1634
1098
819
Wind (km/h)
40
NNW
45
NW
45
NW
45
NNW
45
NNW
50
NNW
50
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
40
NW
35
NW
20
NW
55
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
35
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
12:11PM1.63m
00:31AM1.58m
12:59PM1.62m
1:17AM1.54m
1:44PM1.61m
Low Tide
6:33PM0.67m
6:43AM0.70m
7:19PM0.71m
7:24AM0.73m
8:03PM0.73m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
5:19
 mm
2
2
2
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
7
7
8
8
8
Feels °C
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
3
4
4
4
7
-5
-4
-2
0
2
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