Lyall Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.80° E

Lyall Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 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) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 1AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (17 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (17 Sep)7ft (2.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
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)
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
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
1.3
SSW
5
2.1
SSW
7
1.7
SSW
7
1.4
S
6
1.2
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
43
30
18
27
30
30
41
37
35
95
384
261
161
113
162
147
142
150
125
Wind (km/h)
45
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
25
NNW
15
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
5
ENE
5
WSW
5
W
15
S
35
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
High Tide
9:11PM1.58m
9:31AM1.63m
9:57PM1.57m
10:16AM1.61m
Low Tide
3:10PM0.66m
3:22AM0.70m
3:59PM0.68m
4:08AM0.72m
4:45PM0.68m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
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>
6:09
6:10
6:12
 mm
1
4
10
3
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
11
9
9
9
9
10
11
12
11
11
Feels °C
4
5
6
6
6
6
6
7
8
8
3
3
4
6
9
10
11
8
4
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