Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 8AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 30). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 6°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 12 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 71 | 71 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 27 | 38 | 83 | 37 | 263 | 2644 | 5556 | 6513 | 6485 | 6559 | 4898 | 3610 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:52AM1.41m | 6:04PM1.50m | 6:40AM1.42m | 6:54PM1.50m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:57PM0.74m | 11:52AM0.71m | 00:46AM0.72m | 12:39PM0.70m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -2 | -3 | -5 | -5 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 11 | SE 15 | SE 15 | NW 7 | SE 14 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 71 | 71 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 23 | 25 | 83 | 37 | 39 | 70 | 107 | 153 | 157 | 149 | 132 | 130 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 11 | SE 15 | NW 8 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 10 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 35 | 35 | 40 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 59 | 15 | 21 | 30 | 29 | — | 2 | 74 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 16 | SSW 11 | E 11 | SE 11 | SE 18 | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | 14 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 38 | 12 | 9 | 19 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 412 | 553 | 400 | 326 | 205 | 177 | 185 | 235 | 166 | 263 | 2644 | 5556 | 6513 | 6485 | 6559 | 4898 | 3610 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 126 | 63 | 63 | 108 | 63 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 63 | 63 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 206 | 110 | 59 |
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