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Lyall Bay Surf Forecast
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Lyall Bay surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 11PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 181 | 176 | 213 | 165 | 140 | 122 | 120 | 109 | 84 | 94 | 92 | 59 | 54 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 70 | 113 | 232 | 706 | 757 | 882 | 870 | 894 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:26AM 1.62 | 12:52PM 1.73 | 1:22AM 1.58 | 1:46PM 1.69 | 2:18AM 1.54 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:22PM 0.48 | 6:38AM 0.50 | 7:11PM 0.51 | 7:29AM 0.51 | 8:01PM 0.54 | 8:23AM 0.54 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 6 | -1 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Wellington
The wind is still offshore at Lyall Bay (moderate winds from the NNE at Wellington Airport 1 km from Lyall Bay). 0.7m 13s groundswell from the SSW with a 0.4m 11s groundswell from the SE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
1 h 36 min ago
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