Lyall Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.80° E

Lyall Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lyall Bay sea temperature is
13.1°C
1.0° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 7AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (17 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (17 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the NNW by Sat morning).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SE
10
0.9
SSW
5
1.7
SSW
6
1.6
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.1
S
6
0.7
SE
13
0.7
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.8
SE
11
0.7
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
27
30
30
41
37
35
36
220
206
128
88
162
147
142
150
123
Wind (km/h)
40
NW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
25
NNW
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSE
25
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
9:11PM1.58m
9:31AM1.63m
9:57PM1.57m
10:16AM1.61m
Low Tide
3:22AM0.70m
3:59PM0.68m
4:08AM0.72m
4:45PM0.68m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:10
6:12
 mm
1
6
5
2
2
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
10
9
9
9
9
11
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
5
6
6
6
7
7
9
6
4
4
5
6
10
12
12
11
6
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