Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 1AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 26). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 6°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sun morning, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 116 | 114 | 82 | 74 | 71 | 71 | 56 | 36 | 890 | 915 | 1089 | 929 | 707 | 580 | 484 | 657 | 595 | 617 | 736 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:11PM1.54m | 4:40AM1.50m | 5:07PM1.55m | 5:34AM1.55m | 6:04PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:34PM0.73m | 10:50AM0.69m | 11:34PM0.73m | 11:50AM0.68m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 116 | 114 | 82 | 74 | 71 | 71 | 47 | 617 | 100 | 47 | 17 | 929 | 707 | 580 | 484 | 657 | 595 | 617 | 736 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NW 5 | SE 13 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 66 | 64 | 60 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 29 | 35 | 34 | 48 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 10 | 42 | 38 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 18 | E 16 | SE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | SE 12 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 10 | NW 8 | SSW 14 | ESE 13 | NW 8 | SE 13 | NNW 6 | SE 13 | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 36 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 17 | 37 | 17 | 3 | 42 | 13 | 40 | 40 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 9 | — | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 6 | NW 4 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 76 | 111 | 207 | 232 | 216 | 171 | 651 | 666 | 890 | 915 | 1089 | — | 6 | 46 | 13 | 5 | 36 | 13 | 40 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 54 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 126 | 296 | 266 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 38 |
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