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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
13.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 8AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Mon night, light winds from the ENE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 18 | S 17 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | |
1055 | 1193 | 1149 | 1193 | 1028 | 971 | 915 | 771 | 749 | 737 | 594 | 575 | 566 | 480 | 464 | 464 | 464 | 418 | 492 | 2404 | 3321 | 3651 | 3314 | 2814 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 11:48PM1.70m | 12:12PM1.63m | 00:40AM1.66m | 1:06PM1.61m | 1:30AM1.62m | 1:59PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:05AM0.51m | 6:29PM0.55m | 6:53AM0.57m | 7:22PM0.60m | 7:39AM0.64m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 17 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
1055 | 1193 | 1149 | 1193 | 1028 | 971 | 915 | 771 | 749 | 737 | 594 | 575 | 566 | 480 | 464 | 464 | 464 | 418 | 191 | 2404 | 3321 | 3651 | 3314 | 2814 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | NE 11 | — | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 18 | S 18 | ENE 10 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NE 10 | ENE 11 | S 15 | S 18 | SSE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
12 | 29 | — | 38 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 6 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 22 | 165 | 492 | 40 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | ENE 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 19 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 24 | 97 | 24 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | SSW 4 | S 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | — | 28 | 28 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 40 | 42 | 29 | 17 | 7 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 59 | 43 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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