Lyall Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.80° E

Lyall Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lyall Bay sea temperature is
12.7°C
0.8° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 10AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 29). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (29 Aug)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (29 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun night, strong winds from the NW by Mon night).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
SSW
9
0.5
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
8
2.5
S
11
2.5
SSW
11
2.3
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
157
244
240
191
184
138
133
100
50
46
78
111
121
135
98
350
419
615
1574
1505
1390
1200
985
Wind (km/h)
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
15
N
25
N
30
NW
40
NW
40
NW
45
WNW
30
S
20
S
10
ENE
15
N
35
NW
45
NW
45
NW
45
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:15AM1.43m
5:34PM1.51m
6:06AM1.46m
6:28PM1.52m
6:57AM1.50m
7:24PM1.54m
Low Tide
11:19AM0.69m
00:10AM0.72m
12:13PM0.68m
1:01AM0.71m
1:08PM0.67m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:53
5:54
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
10
13
14
15
14
14
11
8
9
10
12
14
12
13
Feels °C
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
5
6
6
7
8
7
6
4
4
3
6
6
4
4
3
4
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