Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 9AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 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 (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Wed morning, light winds from the SSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 25 | 24 | 41 | 43 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 41 | 37 | 35 | 36 | 55 | 134 | 148 | 114 | 128 | 147 | 142 | 128 | 97 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:44AM1.64m | 9:11PM1.58m | 9:31AM1.63m | 9:57PM1.57m | 10:16AM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:35AM0.69m | 3:10PM0.66m | 3:22AM0.70m | 3:59PM0.68m | 4:08AM0.72m | 4:45PM0.68m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | ESE 13 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 27 | 25 | 24 | 41 | 43 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 39 | 30 | 18 | 114 | 78 | 61 | 142 | 128 | 97 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SE 10 | SSW 15 | SE 14 | NW 8 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 26 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 41 | 37 | 35 | 36 | 23 | 42 | 46 | 18 | 128 | 147 | 36 | 24 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 15 | S 7 | SSW 14 | ESE 14 | SE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 41 | 20 | 23 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 76 | 73 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 197 | 336 | 309 | 284 | 335 | 364 | 292 | 205 | 120 | 138 | 151 | 156 | 132 | 96 | 55 | 134 | 148 | 112 | — | — | — | 29 | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 59 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 59 | 59 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 113 | 110 | 59 | 25 | 25 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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