Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 8PM is: 6.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 16ft (5.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 20ft (6.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1178 | 2351 | 4401 | 7357 | 8173 | 7825 | 6241 | 4594 | 3662 | 5270 | 3857 | 2981 | 2200 | 1355 | 1037 | 505 | 371 | 363 | 373 | 328 | 643 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:14AM1.65m | 9:40PM1.61m | 10:02AM1.64m | 10:28PM1.60m | 10:50AM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:35PM0.59m | 3:57AM0.64m | 4:27PM0.63m | 4:44AM0.66m | 5:16PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 1 | 0 | -2 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 13 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 |
| kJ | 41 | 39 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 46 | 5270 | 3857 | 2981 | 23 | 1355 | 1037 | 505 | 371 | 363 | 373 | 328 | 643 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 15 | — | SE 13 | ESE 14 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 17 | S 17 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 47 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 28 | 18 | 40 | 14 | 115 | 78 | 20 | 33 | 25 | 91 | 91 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | — | — | S 14 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1178 | 2351 | 4401 | 7357 | 8173 | 7825 | 6241 | 4594 | 3662 | — | — | 2802 | 2200 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 63 | 63 | 195 | 195 | 206 | 210 | 210 | 110 | 63 | 110 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
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