Lyall Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.80° E

Lyall Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lyall Bay sea temperature is
13.2°C
0.3° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 12AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)--
Afternoon (20 Oct)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (20 Oct)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Thu morning).

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
13
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
S
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.4
S
16
1.4
S
16
1.4
S
16
1.4
S
16
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
824
972
972
861
812
499
967
952
977
952
284
300
279
357
289
284
227
227
235
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
5
NW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
15
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
SSE
5
E
Wind State
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
00:23AM1.47m
12:46PM1.53m
1:04AM1.46m
1:28PM1.52m
Low Tide
6:31PM0.65m
6:29AM0.71m
7:08PM0.65m
7:07AM0.69m
7:45PM0.65m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
13
12
11
10
10
12
13
14
13
12
11
11
11
13
15
16
14
13
Feels °C
10
12
10
9
7
6
9
9
12
11
8
7
6
7
11
13
15
13
12
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