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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
14.8° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today (29 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 5AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (29 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the N by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | |
2811 | 5471 | 4248 | 3287 | 2716 | 2216 | 1895 | 1584 | 1359 | 1191 | 980 | 833 | 726 | 628 | 538 | 449 | 363 | 205 | 188 | 184 | 143 | 102 | 98 | 51 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 3:10AM1.57m | 3:35PM1.62m | 3:58AM1.54m | 4:21PM1.62m | 4:46AM1.52m | 5:06PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:06PM0.72m | 9:14AM0.77m | 9:56PM0.76m | 10:03AM0.81m | 10:45PM0.80m | 10:52AM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 |
9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
2811 | 5471 | 4248 | 3287 | 2716 | 2216 | 1895 | 1584 | 1359 | 1191 | 980 | 833 | 726 | 628 | 538 | 449 | 363 | 205 | 188 | 184 | 143 | 102 | 98 | 51 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | — | ENE 5 | E 6 | SSE 10 |
2268 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 74 | 52 | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | 1 | 33 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ENE 6 | E 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 13 | 26 | 50 | 74 | 59 | 52 | 77 | 95 | 99 | 99 | 69 | 66 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 38 | 54 | 38 | 38 | 54 | 38 | 54 | 38 | 54 | 54 | 54 |
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