Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 2AM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1164 | 2634 | 3118 | 4589 | 3979 | 4131 | 4419 | 3648 | 4047 | 3523 | 2782 | 2356 | 1872 | 1751 | 1584 | 3569 | 2346 | 1762 | 1376 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:24PM1.54m | 7:48AM1.56m | 8:18PM1.56m | 8:38AM1.62m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:08PM0.67m | 1:50AM0.69m | 2:06PM0.65m | 2:39AM0.67m | 3:02PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | NW 6 | — | — | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 1164 | 1610 | 13 | — | — | 3234 | 3310 | 3648 | 4047 | 3523 | 2782 | 2356 | 1872 | 1751 | 1584 | 3569 | 2346 | 1762 | 1376 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | — | SE 13 | SE 12 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 163 | 861 | 998 | 1508 | — | 7 | 6 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 133 | 2634 | 3118 | 4589 | 3979 | 4131 | 4419 | — | — | 65 | 70 | 35 | 20 | 23 | 18 | 28 | 165 | 205 | 154 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 293 | 25 | 63 | 59 | 25 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 63 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 55 | 64 | 63 | 126 |
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