Lyall Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.80° E

Lyall Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lyall Bay sea temperature is
13.6°C
1.1° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 1AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 13). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Afternoon (14 Oct)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (14 Oct)1ft (0.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Mainly gales.

Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.5
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
21
22
25
24
24
22
41
40
40
40
37
18
17
9
30
26
26
35
Wind (km/h)
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
N
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
45
N
50
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
NW
35
SSW
50
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
on
on
High Tide
8:03PM1.57m
8:26AM1.64m
8:53PM1.56m
9:13AM1.63m
9:40PM1.55m
Low Tide
1:59PM0.69m
2:14AM0.75m
2:52PM0.72m
3:00AM0.76m
3:42PM0.72m
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6:35
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6:33
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7:37
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7:38
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7:39
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1
1
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2
2
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1
2
1
1
4
Temp °C
16
15
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
13
12
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
10
8
8
7
7
8
8
8
8
9
9
7
5
9
7
8
9
5
0
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