Lyall Bay surf break

Lyall Bay surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 07 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
16.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 4PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (07 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (07 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


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Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.5
E
0.6
ESE
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
Period(s) (?)1010101078899101010101010101011111110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)515133323845253966674950333334182020202020181819
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
10
NE
5
E
5
ESE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
30
N
35
N
35
NNW
35
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
15
NW
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:56AM
1.53
9:11PM
1.57
9:38AM
1.52
9:52PM
1.56
10:17AM
1.50
10:34PM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:02PM
0.77
3:43AM
0.73
3:44PM
0.76
4:25AM
0.70
4:24PM
0.74
5:05AM
0.67
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise6:41-------6:43-------6:43-------
Sunset---6:02-------6:00-------6:00----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-----3941---------------
Temp. °C151818171614151618181816161616161717171716171614
Feels °C (?)131617171514151414141310101111121312121312131512
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