Lyall Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.80° E

Lyall Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lyall Bay sea temperature is
14.1°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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 2AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (29 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (29 Oct)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
237
156
136
131
104
218
123
121
160
160
160
213
285
563
531
431
308
741
866
Wind (km/h)
50
NW
45
NW
45
NW
45
NW
45
NW
50
NW
50
NW
50
NW
20
WNW
15
S
20
NW
40
WNW
25
W
5
W
25
NW
35
NW
25
SSW
30
S
40
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
High Tide
7:38PM1.65m
7:56AM1.79m
8:35PM1.67m
8:51AM1.82m
9:30PM1.68m
Low Tide
1:30PM0.63m
1:52AM0.65m
2:30PM0.58m
2:45AM0.59m
3:27PM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
rain showers
cloud
light rain
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7:57
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Temp °C
14
13
14
13
13
13
14
15
14
12
12
11
11
10
13
13
13
11
9
Feels °C
4
4
5
3
3
4
4
6
10
9
7
2
4
8
7
6
7
4
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