Lyall Bay Surf Break

Lyall Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.80° E

Issued: 5 pm 10 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lyall Bay sea temperature is
15.3° C

2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (11 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 12AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (11 Jun)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (11 Jun)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Sat
13
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
11
1.7
S
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
14
1.5
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1
S
11
1
S
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.6
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2021
1334
786
560
337
314
415
361
931
755
658
446
356
297
229
208
131
100
74
42
41
42
41
104
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
15
N
5
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
0
ESE
10
N
20
N
25
N
Wind State
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
off
off
off
High Tide
12:06PM1.57m
00:33AM1.60m
12:57PM1.63m
1:25AM1.63m
1:51PM1.70m
2:22AM1.66m
Low Tide
6:12PM0.66m
6:46AM0.64m
7:06PM0.65m
7:34AM0.64m
8:03PM0.63m
8:28AM0.64m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:57
4:57
4:57
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
11
10
10
9
9
10
11
11
11
11
9
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
Feels °C
8
9
10
9
9
8
8
9
8
7
7
7
5
7
9
8
7
7
8
9
9
7
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
11
1.7
S
12
1.5
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1
S
11
1
S
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
9
0.6
S
12
Energy kJ
2021
1334
786
394
312
290
341
360
931
755
658
446
356
297
229
208
131
100
74
25
19
14
41
104
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.4
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
11
1.2
S
10
1.1
SSE
14
1
SSE
13
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
Energy kJ
501
354
560
337
314
415
361
21
49
47
42
41
20
21
24
24
22
42
42
41
42
8
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
14
0.7
SSW
11
0.5
S
10
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.1
S
20
0.3
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
9
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
15
0.2
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
8
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.2
SSW
17
Energy kJ
5
48
236
121
53
18
10
10
7
16
9
6
4
7
7
7
21
20
13
29
29
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
5
0.4
NNW
3
0.7
NNW
3
Energy kJ
3
3
4
4
5
3
6
19
29
2
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
63
38
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
3
59
63
88
63
38
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Wellington
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
6
8
7
8
9
9
7
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
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