Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today (07 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 11PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, near gales from the NNW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 247 | 175 | 112 | 123 | 100 | 125 | 90 | 83 | 79 | 56 | 55 | 51 | 49 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 35 | 34 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:56PM1.74m | 1:26AM1.59m | 1:52PM1.74m | 2:24AM1.58m | 2:48PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:15PM0.48m | 7:33AM0.47m | 8:07PM0.49m | 8:30AM0.47m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 6 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 50 | 51 | 72 | 123 | 45 | 125 | 90 | 83 | 79 | 56 | 55 | 51 | 49 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 35 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | NW 8 | NW 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 100 | 39 | 30 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 38 | 39 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 14 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | S 13 | S 13 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 247 | 175 | 112 | 74 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 47 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 18 | 56 | 137 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 38 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 54 | 59 |
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