Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 5AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the WNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 144 | 92 | 71 | 84 | 162 | 147 | 167 | 174 | 222 | 222 | 355 | 500 | 468 | 449 | 351 | 317 | 238 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-on | on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:57PM1.57m | 10:16AM1.61m | 10:39PM1.55m | 11:00AM1.58m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:08AM0.72m | 4:45PM0.68m | 4:51AM0.72m | 5:28PM0.67m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — |
mm | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSW 15 | SE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 41 | 22 | 22 | 42 | 162 | 147 | 167 | 150 | 222 | 147 | 355 | 500 | 468 | 449 | 351 | 317 | 238 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | SSW 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 15 | SE 11 | SSW 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 41 | 46 | 84 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 174 | 123 | 222 | 142 | 144 | 112 | 103 | 99 | 81 | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NNW 8 | SE 14 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 48 | 47 | 79 | 6 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | NNW 8 | — | — | SSE 3 | SE 4 | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 144 | 92 | 71 | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 6 | 40 | 77 | 166 | 177 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 88 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 54 | 54 | 88 | 63 |
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