Lyall Bay surf break

Lyall Bay surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 NZST
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Lyall Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Lyall Bay sea temperature is
17.7° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 12AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 14). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (15 Apr)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (15 Apr)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.8
S
2.3
SSW
2
SSW
1.6
S
1.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)141313131313121212121211111010109991312111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)625957573331292828282739581029614513616019410871485933562386
Wind
(km/h)
30
NW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
S
5
SSW
20
NNW
30
NNW
45
NW
40
NW
40
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
20
W
5
S
5
NNW
15
NW
25
NW
35
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
ononoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:52PM
1.48
2:16AM
1.57
2:44PM
1.52
3:10AM
1.60
3:38PM
1.57
4:08AM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:49PM
0.65
8:25AM
0.66
8:44PM
0.65
9:21AM
0.68
9:45PM
0.65
10:25AM
0.69
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise------6:50-------6:50-------6:52-
Sunset5:52-------5:50-------5:49-------
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161515141413141515151615151414151615141312141516
Feels °C (?)108879101113119778456879111010109
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