
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 12PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the N by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | E 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | S 8 | E 5 | — | S 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
135 | 117 | 70 | 61 | 57 | 106 | 48 | 48 | 45 | 43 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 41 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:00AM1.59m | 5:24PM1.62m | 5:53AM1.61m | 6:18PM1.60m | 6:45AM1.63m | 7:11PM1.58m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:14AM0.57m | 11:39PM0.67m | 12:10PM0.61m | 00:34AM0.70m | 1:05PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | — | — |
135 | 117 | 57 | 61 | 57 | 52 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 42 | 41 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSW 14 | ESE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | — | NW 7 |
14 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 32 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NW 7 | SW 14 | S 8 | — | — | S 7 |
3 | 27 | 70 | 44 | 44 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 45 | 43 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | — | — | E 6 | — | E 6 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 |
1 | — | — | 62 | — | 106 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 83 | 92 | 77 | 69 | 32 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 59 | 195 | 64 | 163 | 59 |
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