Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today (23 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 9PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, gales from the SSW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 700 | 573 | 530 | 425 | 418 | 418 | 319 | 260 | 213 | 225 | 178 | 187 | 134 | 214 | 956 | 1916 | 2487 | 2740 | 2814 | 3361 | 4700 | 6645 | 7623 | 6995 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 00:15AM1.63m | 12:41PM1.64m | 1:03AM1.60m | 1:31PM1.63m | 1:51AM1.57m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:09PM0.59m | 6:28AM0.61m | 7:00PM0.65m | 7:13AM0.67m | 7:50PM0.70m | 7:57AM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — |
 | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -3 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -5 | -7 | -7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 14 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 11 |
| kJ | 700 | 573 | 530 | 425 | 418 | 418 | 319 | 260 | 213 | 225 | 178 | 187 | 134 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 52 | 56 | 34 | 55 | 77 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 9 | NNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | — | 1 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | E 3 | SSW 2 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 28 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 1 | 214 | 956 | 1916 | 2487 | 2740 | 2814 | 3361 | 4700 | 6645 | 7623 | 6995 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 64 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 123 | 110 | 110 | 195 | 195 | 195 | 195 | 129 |
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