Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today (14 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 9PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, near gales from the NNW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 655 | 526 | 505 | 275 | 203 | 271 | 128 | 132 | 85 | 65 | 41 | 36 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:30PM1.60m | 7:56AM1.64m | 8:22PM1.59m | 8:44AM1.64m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:21PM0.59m | 1:46AM0.67m | 2:16PM0.63m | 2:35AM0.69m | 3:10PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 655 | 526 | 505 | 275 | 203 | 271 | 128 | 132 | 85 | 65 | 41 | 36 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSE 9 | SSW 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 149 | 115 | 130 | 98 | 55 | 53 | 60 | 38 | 28 | 26 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 9 | E 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 84 | 21 | 21 | 39 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 34 | 46 | 43 | 63 | 113 | 267 | 336 | 352 | 457 | 509 | 476 | 379 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 54 | 54 | 108 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 88 |
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