Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 6AM is: 2.5m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat night, calm by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 294 | 202 | 195 | 671 | 1380 | 1487 | 2362 | 3640 | 5174 | 4146 | 2655 | 1535 | 953 | 632 | 476 | 456 | 418 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:20PM1.52m | 11:43AM1.56m | 00:00AM1.49m | 12:25PM1.54m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:31AM0.72m | 6:07PM0.67m | 6:09AM0.71m | 6:46PM0.66m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NW 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 294 | 202 | 195 | 41 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 12 | 5174 | 4146 | 2655 | 1535 | 953 | 632 | 476 | 456 | 418 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NW 6 | NW 7 | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 14 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 60 | 49 | 32 | 31 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 30 | 30 | 29 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | E 9 | N 16 | SE 14 | SE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 31 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 328 | 354 | 269 | 671 | 1380 | 1487 | 2362 | 3640 | — | — | — | 15 | 63 | 88 | 157 | 261 | 295 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 63 | 63 | 88 | 169 | 63 | 163 | 421 | 121 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 54 | 54 |
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