Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today (03 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 8PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the NNW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 109 | 158 | 141 | 395 | 986 | 1007 | 694 | 1519 | 1037 | 765 | 632 | 599 | 517 | 458 | 449 | 449 | 441 | 353 | 290 | 284 | 250 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:59AM1.77m | 11:32PM1.65m | 11:53AM1.77m | 00:22AM1.63m | 12:48PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:31PM0.49m | 5:45AM0.50m | 6:21PM0.47m | 6:36AM0.47m | 7:11PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — |
mm | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 109 | 100 | 90 | 395 | 986 | 1007 | 694 | 1519 | 1037 | 765 | 632 | 599 | 517 | 458 | 449 | 449 | 441 | 353 | 290 | 284 | 250 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | E 18 | — | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 11 | E 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 1 | 158 | 141 | 286 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 17 | 32 | 24 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 13 | E 13 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | E 3 | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | E 4 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 71 | 115 | 65 | 158 | 253 | 364 | 312 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 59 | 110 | 158 | 110 | 116 | 110 | 88 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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