Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today (30 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 12AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 29). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, near gales from the NNW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 116 | 160 | 160 | 213 | 289 | 273 | 317 | 307 | 373 | 628 | 1186 | 2091 | 2498 | 2914 | 2335 | 1908 | 1736 | 1702 | 1323 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:35PM1.67m | 8:51AM1.82m | 9:30PM1.68m | 9:46AM1.83m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:30PM0.58m | 2:45AM0.59m | 3:27PM0.53m | 3:38AM0.54m | 4:22PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | NW 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 14 | S 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 17 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 116 | 77 | 40 | 44 | 289 | 52 | 317 | 307 | 373 | 200 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1736 | 1702 | 1323 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 6 | SSW 14 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 17 | NW 6 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 12 | 160 | 160 | 213 | 32 | 273 | 41 | 22 | 101 | 22 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 13 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SSW 4 | SE 13 | S 12 | SE 11 | WNW 6 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | S 4 | NW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | S 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 226 | 23 | 45 | 133 | 78 | — | 23 | 89 | 64 | 628 | 1186 | 2091 | 2498 | 2914 | 2335 | 1908 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 116 | 41 | 54 | 63 | 6 | 1 | 38 | 169 | 63 | 395 | 116 | 63 | 110 | 63 | 195 | 27 | 27 | 0 |
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