Lyall Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.80° E

Lyall Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lyall Bay sea temperature is
13.0°C
0.9° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 7AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (19 Sep)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (19 Sep)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the NW by Sat night).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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)
2
2
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
5
2.1
S
7
2.5
SSW
9
3.5
S
9
4.5
S
11
4.5
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
222
222
381
500
468
443
351
317
294
202
195
249
452
1047
2259
4921
5291
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
N
20
N
40
N
40
NNW
35
N
40
NNW
40
NW
45
NW
45
NW
40
WNW
40
S
20
SSW
15
SW
30
SSW
35
S
25
S
Wind State
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:39PM1.55m
11:00AM1.58m
11:20PM1.52m
11:43AM1.56m
Low Tide
4:51AM0.72m
5:28PM0.67m
5:31AM0.72m
6:07PM0.67m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:13
6:14
 mm
6
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
11
12
14
14
14
14
13
13
7
10
11
12
10
9
Feels °C
9
8
6
3
4
7
6
6
5
4
4
-2
4
6
5
2
3
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