Lyall Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.80° E

Lyall Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lyall Bay sea temperature is
13.8°C
0.7° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 1PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 25). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (25 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (25 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Mon night, light winds from the NE by Tue night).

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
5
1.4
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
92
85
68
72
76
77
77
44
44
93
79
72
101
59
55
49
27
23
23
112
146
153
154
Wind (km/h)
35
N
35
N
40
N
45
N
50
N
50
N
50
N
50
N
50
NNW
50
NNW
50
NNW
55
NNW
55
NNW
55
NW
55
NW
55
NNW
55
NNW
60
NNW
30
WNW
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:16AM1.55m
4:43PM1.59m
5:09AM1.61m
5:41PM1.61m
6:04AM1.67m
6:40PM1.63m
Low Tide
10:22AM0.70m
10:58PM0.73m
11:24AM0.69m
11:59PM0.72m
12:27PM0.67m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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cloud
light rain
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cloud
cloud
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6:18
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6:16
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6:15
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7:52
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7:52
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7:53
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1
3
7
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Temp °C
12
12
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
14
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
5
5
6
4
5
4
4
4
3
5
6
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
9
5
6
5
7
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