Lyall Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.80° E

Lyall Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lyall Bay sea temperature is
13.1°C
0.9° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 7PM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (20 Sep)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (20 Sep)13ft (4.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Mon night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
9
3.5
S
10
4
S
11
4
S
12
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
2.3
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.6
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
11
0.9
SSW
11
1.9
SSW
5
3
S
8
2.4
S
8
2
S
8
1.6
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
868
1134
2362
3762
4853
3648
2364
1340
831
530
392
346
411
336
265
187
158
1204
809
555
339
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
S
35
S
35
S
20
SSE
5
ESE
20
N
30
N
40
N
40
N
40
N
40
N
45
N
45
N
45
NNW
30
WNW
40
S
35
S
15
SSW
5
NW
25
N
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
on
on
glassy
off
High Tide
11:43AM1.56m
00:00AM1.49m
12:25PM1.54m
00:42AM1.46m
1:06PM1.53m
Low Tide
6:07PM0.67m
6:09AM0.71m
6:46PM0.66m
6:46AM0.70m
7:23PM0.67m
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:15
6:15
 mm
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
10
11
11
10
9
8
8
9
10
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
9
8
9
9
9
Feels °C
4
5
3
1
3
6
3
2
2
4
5
4
3
3
3
6
1
0
5
7
3
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