Lyall Bay Surf Break

Lyall Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.80° E

Issued: 11 am 25 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lyall Bay sea temperature is
14.0° C

1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (25 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 7PM is: 5.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jun)10ft (3.0m)7s
Afternoon (25 Jun)13ft (4.0m)9s
Evening (25 Jun)18ft (5.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat night, min 6°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sat night).

Thu
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sun
28
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
7
3.5
S
8
4
S
9
4.5
S
9
5.5
S
10
6
S
10
6.5
S
11
7
S
11
7.5
S
11
7
S
11
7
S
11
6.5
S
11
6
S
10
5.5
S
10
5
S
10
4.5
S
9
4
S
9
4
S
8
4
S
8
3.5
S
8
3
S
8
2.4
S
7
1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
799
1622
2229
3476
5212
7028
8773
10739
12872
12420
12112
9775
7343
5698
4209
3043
2590
2177
1972
1492
1020
587
487
605
Wind (km/h)
45
S
45
S
50
S
55
S
60
S
65
S
70
S
70
S
70
S
75
S
75
SSW
70
S
65
SSW
55
S
55
S
50
S
50
S
50
S
50
S
45
S
45
S
40
S
35
S
30
SSE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:31PM1.63m
1:51AM1.57m
2:19PM1.63m
2:39AM1.54m
3:03PM1.62m
3:27AM1.52m
Low Tide
7:13AM0.67m
7:50PM0.70m
7:57AM0.73m
8:38PM0.75m
8:42AM0.78m
9:24PM0.78m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:47
7:47
7:47
7:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:59
4:59
5:00
 mm
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
4
4
8
8
9
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
7
6
7
7
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
8
8
9
9
10
10
Feels °C
0
-1
-2
-3
-4
-4
-5
-7
-9
-9
-8
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
-2
-3
-2
0
1
3
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
9
0.2
NNW
9
0.2
NNW
9
0.7
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.5
E
10
0.6
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
11
1.2
E
10
0.2
E
11
0.4
ESE
12
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
Energy kJ
8
8
8
119
90
56
91
46
48
93
320
10
45
61
54
51
52
33
36
35
380
487
605
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
11
0.2
NNW
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
E
10
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
Energy kJ
8
2
8
8
8
35
37
37
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
11
Energy kJ
9
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
7
3.5
S
8
4
S
9
4.5
S
9
5.5
S
10
6
S
10
6.5
S
11
7
S
11
7.5
S
11
7
S
11
7
S
11
6.5
S
11
6
S
10
5.5
S
10
5
S
10
4.5
S
9
4
S
9
4
S
8
4
S
8
3.5
S
8
3
S
8
2.4
S
7
2
S
7
1.6
S
6
Energy kJ
799
1622
2229
3476
5212
7028
8773
10739
12872
12420
12112
9775
7343
5698
4209
3043
2590
2177
1972
1492
1020
587
353
215
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
1
3
4
4
5
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
110
110
110
271
201
195
195
110
195
129
150
129
151
151
129
129
151
151
151
151
116
116
116
116
Best forecast wave conditions in Wellington
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
7
7
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
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