Lyall Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.80° E

Lyall Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lyall Bay sea temperature is
12.4° C
0.4° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 5PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)13ft (4.0m)11s
Afternoon (19 Aug)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (19 Aug)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, near gales from the NNW by Fri night).

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
0
0
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)
4
S
11
3.5
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
14
2.5
S
13
2.2
S
13
2
S
9
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.5
S
16
1.4
S
16
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3546
4770
3857
3236
2384
1604
637
792
411
356
313
311
373
628
538
1135
942
591
556
359
341
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
25
S
25
S
30
S
15
S
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NW
25
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:02AM1.64m
10:28PM1.60m
10:50AM1.63m
11:13PM1.57m
11:37AM1.61m
Low Tide
4:27PM0.63m
4:44AM0.66m
5:16PM0.66m
5:28AM0.69m
6:02PM0.68m
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
5:45
 mm
1
Temp °C
8
8
9
9
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
12
11
11
10
Feels °C
0
2
3
3
6
7
7
8
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
4
3
1
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