Lyall Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.80° E

Issued: 5 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Lyall Bay sea temperature is

11.4° C

Lyall Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today (15 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 12AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 14). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (15 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	9s
Evening (15 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night).
	Tue 14			Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Fri 17
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	1	3	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 9	S 9	S 8	E 13	E 13	E 12	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	ESE 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	ESE 15	ESE 16	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 14
Wave Graph
kJ	7	6	6	14	13	12	26	25	24	23	22	36	22	22	23	47	52	93	107	147	223	336	1344	1668
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	N	WNW	SW	SE	E	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	off
High Tide		4:20PM1.85m				5:00AM1.65m				5:20PM1.84m				5:59AM1.65m					6:20PM1.81m				6:57AM1.65m
Low Tide				10:48PM0.52m				11:06AM0.48m				11:52PM0.50m					12:05PM0.45m				00:53AM0.49m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:41	—	—
	5:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	13	13	14	14	13	12	11	10	10	9	11
Feels °C	6	5	6	5	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	5	5	9	11	9	10	10	9	9	7	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 9	S 9	S 8	E 13	E 13	E 12	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	ESE 14	ESE 15	NW 6	NW 6	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 14
kJ	7	6	6	14	13	12	26	25	24	23	22	22	22	22	19	47	35	12	107	147	223	336	1344	1668
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 8	S 8	S 16	E 12	E 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	SSW 15	SSW 15	ESE 16	ESE 17	S 4	S 4	S 7	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16
kJ	2	2	2	1	1	5	11	11	14	14	16	17	17	17	23	22	52	93	4	6	33	215	280	318
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 18	E 13	S 18	S 16	S 8	S 8	S 20	NW 16	NW 16	NW 16	ESE 14	N 16	SW 9	E 10	—	SSW 15	SSW 15	NW 6	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 7	—	—
kJ	3	6	4	6	5	1	1	8	10	10	10	36	5	3	8	—	22	22	8	41	41	46	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NNW 6	NW 6	NW 5	NW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NW 5	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	WNW 4	SSE 3	SSE 4	S 4	—	—	—	—
kJ	170	273	260	222	176	123	59	49	74	83	94	182	232	224	224	92	18	3	10	10	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Tora-Bombora Wairarapa	Schnappes Wairarapa	Seconds (White Rock) Wairarapa	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Lyall Bay Wellington	Lyall Bay Wellington	Lyall Bay Wellington	Lyall Bay Wellington	Lyall Bay Wellington	Eastbourne Wellington	Eastbourne Wellington	Lyall Bay Wellington
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	4
Distance (km)	108	108	108	108	77	64	54	54	77	77	77	108	77	77	77	63	0	0	0	0	0	6	6	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Wellington																	Wainuiomata Reefs	Wainuiomata Reefs	Wainuiomata Reefs	The Island (Island Bay)	Wainuiomata Reefs	Eastbourne	Wainuiomata Reefs	Propellers
Rating (10 max)																	1	1	1	2	2	2	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Penguin Beach Otago	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Shingles West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago
Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	6	6	7	6	1	4	4	3	3	1	1	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	5	5
Header Global	Buchupureo Chile	Cobblestones Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Bancoora Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Bancoora Australia	Balnarring Point Australia	The Hoek South Africa	Baboon Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Luna Park Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia
Rating (10 max)	7	5	6	9	6	8	8	7	4	5	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	9	5	6

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