Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 7AM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, near gales from the SSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 11 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSW 15 | S 4 | SSW 15 | ESE 7 | SSW 15 | ESE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 22 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 13 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 53 | 50 | 82 | 244 | 997 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:37AM1.60m | 6:00PM1.72m | 6:34AM1.61m | 6:58PM1.68m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:28PM0.53m | 11:45AM0.45m | 00:28AM0.54m | 12:44PM0.47m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 4 | -2 | -6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 22 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 14 | 18 | 26 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 53 | 50 | 82 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SSW 15 | ESE 13 | — | SE 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 11 | — |
| kJ | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 17 | — | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | SSW 2 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | ENE 2 | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 6 | 10 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 19 | 244 | 997 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 54 | 59 | 38 | 44 | 2 | 44 | 38 | 0 | 38 | 195 | 129 | 250 |
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