Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 11AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 07). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Wed morning, calm by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSW 16 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 18 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 24 | 35 | 34 | 50 | 48 | 46 | 44 | 42 | 21 | 130 | 284 | 193 | 103 | 52 | 27 | 25 | 100 | 135 | 127 | 176 | 209 | 203 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:11AM1.59m | 2:39PM1.70m | 3:09AM1.58m | 3:34PM1.67m | 4:05AM1.58m | 4:30PM1.64m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:21AM0.47m | 8:51PM0.51m | 9:18AM0.50m | 9:44PM0.56m | 10:17AM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 4 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 22 | 19 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 135 | 127 | 176 | 209 | 203 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NW 5 | SSW 15 | NW 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 17 | S 4 | SSW 10 | N 16 | N 16 | — |
| kJ | 24 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 50 | 48 | 46 | 6 | 42 | 1 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 100 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 5 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 7 | SSW 15 | NNW 5 | — | — | E 13 | NE 13 | E 13 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | N 17 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 44 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 5 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NW 3 | — | S 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | E 5 | ESE 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 314 | 336 | 336 | 261 | 218 | 87 | 17 | 2 | — | 14 | 130 | 284 | 193 | 103 | 52 | 27 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 54 | 64 | 54 | 54 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 64 | 64 | 129 | 129 | 110 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 11 | 6 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
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