Lyall Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.80° E

Lyall Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lyall Bay sea temperature is
13.4°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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 11AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (26 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (26 Sep)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 6°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
1
0
1
2
1
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SE
12
2.5
SSW
8
3
SSW
8
2.5
S
9
2.2
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.5
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.3
S
11
1.3
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
208
232
166
157
116
114
82
74
71
56
56
41
816
1074
963
741
487
317
270
157
381
438
569
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
NE
15
NNW
35
NNW
40
N
35
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
45
NW
45
NW
55
NW
45
S
40
S
25
SSW
10
W
20
NNW
30
N
30
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
25
NW
15
S
10
ESE
Wind State
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
High Tide
3:49AM1.46m
4:11PM1.54m
4:40AM1.50m
5:07PM1.55m
5:34AM1.55m
6:04PM1.57m
Low Tide
9:53AM0.69m
10:34PM0.73m
10:50AM0.69m
11:34PM0.73m
11:50AM0.68m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
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6:00
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6:21
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7:22
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6:22
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5
7
2
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Temp °C
9
9
10
12
12
13
12
13
13
14
14
7
6
8
8
7
8
9
10
13
13
13
11
Feels °C
7
8
7
5
4
6
4
6
5
6
4
-3
-3
1
4
2
1
2
5
9
8
10
8
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