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Lyall Bay surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand
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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
13.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 7AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 21). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu night, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 5 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | |
24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 28 | 40 | 63 | 93 | 235 | 260 | 220 | 202 | 192 | 186 | 191 | 181 | 430 | 791 | 835 | 768 | 547 | 531 | 916 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 8:58PM1.85m | 9:32AM1.70m | 9:56PM1.80m | 10:25AM1.68m | 10:53PM1.75m | 11:18AM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:32AM0.45m | 3:43PM0.46m | 4:25AM0.45m | 4:39PM0.47m | 5:16AM0.47m | 5:35PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
8 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | NNW 6 | S 10 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 |
24 | 21 | 12 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 63 | 78 | 235 | 260 | 220 | 202 | 192 | 186 | 191 | 181 | 430 | 791 | 835 | 768 | 547 | 531 | 916 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | S 11 | NNW 6 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 5 | SSW 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 14 | SE 11 | N 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | N 11 | — |
3 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 20 | 28 | 40 | 7 | 93 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 62 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | E 12 | S 16 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 7 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | NW 9 | SE 11 | NW 9 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | N 8 | NE 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | SE 12 | N 10 |
6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | N 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
154 | 49 | 8 | 19 | — | — | — | 4 | 16 | 42 | 40 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 14 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 59 | 54 | 59 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 6 | 59 | 27 | 38 | 38 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 6 |
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