Lyall Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.80° E

Lyall Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lyall Bay sea temperature is
12.2° C
0.2° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 9AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (21 Jul)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (21 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
15
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
11
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1757
1298
1081
915
782
653
522
416
403
327
316
257
157
127
119
89
92
60
52
55
28
16
15
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
NNE
25
N
15
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
NE
10
N
25
N
30
N
35
N
40
N
40
NNW
40
NW
45
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:31AM1.66m
10:58PM1.63m
11:21AM1.65m
11:46PM1.60m
12:11PM1.63m
Low Tide
4:27AM0.57m
4:53PM0.58m
5:15AM0.61m
5:45PM0.63m
6:00AM0.65m
6:33PM0.67m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:16
 mm
Temp °C
7
8
8
8
9
10
11
11
10
9
9
10
11
9
9
9
9
8
9
12
12
13
13
Feels °C
3
4
2
2
3
4
6
8
8
7
8
9
9
7
7
6
4
1
2
5
5
5
4
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