Lyall Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.80° E

Lyall Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lyall Bay sea temperature is
12.4° C
0.4° 

Lyall Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 10AM is: 4.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)15ft (4.5m)9s
Afternoon (16 Aug)13ft (4.0m)9s
Evening (16 Aug)13ft (4.0m)9s

Table - waves today at Lyall Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Sun morning, light winds from the SSW by Mon night).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SSW
8
4
S
9
4.5
S
9
4.5
S
9
4
S
9
4
S
9
4
S
9
3.5
S
8
3.5
S
8
3
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.2
SSE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.2
SSW
14
1.7
S
8
1.9
S
7
3
S
7
3.5
S
9
4
SSW
9
4.5
S
10
5.5
S
11
6
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2094
2490
3223
3288
2808
2625
2347
1871
1457
1248
868
599
304
348
490
355
312
984
1932
2574
4274
6942
8697
Wind (km/h)
60
S
55
S
55
S
55
S
50
S
50
S
50
S
45
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
25
S
25
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:30AM1.63m
7:55PM1.65m
8:23AM1.64m
8:49PM1.63m
9:14AM1.65m
Low Tide
1:24AM0.56m
1:42PM0.51m
2:17AM0.58m
2:40PM0.55m
3:08AM0.61m
3:35PM0.59m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
5:42
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
7
8
8
8
7
7
8
9
9
10
11
10
8
9
Feels °C
-4
-4
-6
-5
-4
-4
-4
-3
-2
-3
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
-1
0
1
-2
-3
-2
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