Lyall Bay Surf Break

Lyall Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.80° E

Issued: 11 am 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lyall Bay sea temperature is
12.7° C

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 (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 8PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (01 Jul)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (01 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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 Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed morning, strong winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1
S
13
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
539
430
416
355
265
258
192
187
137
131
89
52
55
34
35
18
19
20
29
29
28
26
25
25
Wind (km/h)
15
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
25
NNE
25
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
40
N
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
5:54PM1.54m
6:29AM1.43m
6:38PM1.52m
7:15AM1.43m
7:24PM1.51m
Low Tide
11:44AM0.79m
00:36AM0.77m
12:27PM0.76m
1:21AM0.74m
1:10PM0.73m
2:05AM0.71m
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7:47
7:47
7:47
7:47
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5:00
5:01
5:01
5:02
 mm
Temp °C
7
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
10
10
10
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
3
5
5
5
5
5
3
3
4
3
3
6
5
5
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1
S
13
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
S
8
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
Energy kJ
539
430
416
355
265
258
192
187
137
131
89
52
55
34
35
12
19
20
29
29
28
26
25
25
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
SSE
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
7
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
36
22
17
40
83
85
63
50
49
31
26
15
16
18
8
8
5
4
1
16
4
4
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
11
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
7
Energy kJ
41
17
18
17
20
21
20
20
19
18
18
14
8
18
18
8
4
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
NNW
3
0.7
NNW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
1.1
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
5
1.5
NNW
5
1.7
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.8
NNW
6
2
NNW
6
2
NNW
6
2
NNW
6
1.8
NW
6
1.7
NNW
6
Energy kJ
2
1
3
4
4
5
11
10
14
24
33
52
80
133
170
170
148
148
215
299
309
299
229
191
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
6
38
38
38
38
54
54
54
59
59
59
64
64
110
64
59
Best forecast wave conditions in Wellington
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
6
6
5
7
8
9
9
9
7
5
5
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