Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 6AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, near gales from the NNW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 13 | S 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2200 | 1604 | 651 | 482 | 401 | 356 | 363 | 320 | 411 | 628 | 538 | 1120 | 1079 | 683 | 468 | 418 | 333 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:28PM1.60m | 10:50AM1.63m | 11:13PM1.57m | 11:37AM1.61m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:44AM0.66m | 5:16PM0.66m | 5:28AM0.69m | 6:02PM0.68m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 2200 | 1604 | 651 | 482 | 401 | 356 | 363 | 320 | 411 | 628 | 538 | 1120 | 1079 | 683 | 468 | 418 | 333 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 11 | SE 12 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 24 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 92 | 102 | 21 | 198 | 257 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 80 | 46 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | E 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 18 | SE 11 | SE 13 | S 17 | ESE 9 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | E 4 |
| kJ | 38 | 45 | 37 | 34 | 6 | 20 | 7 | 144 | 8 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 52 | 105 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 63 | 63 | 27 | 27 | 6 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 54 | 54 |
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