Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 2PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun night, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sat night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 400 | 319 | 284 | 213 | 198 | 132 | 105 | 72 | 110 | 227 | 359 | 516 | 465 | 355 | 317 | 286 | 252 | 220 | 194 | 144 | 104 | 98 | 94 | 47 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 12:36PM1.69m | 1:04AM1.64m | 1:30PM1.75m | 2:01AM1.65m | 2:26PM1.80m | 3:01AM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:26AM0.62m | 6:52PM0.61m | 7:15AM0.60m | 7:47PM0.58m | 8:07AM0.58m | 8:44PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 |
 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | 5:08 |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 331 | 263 | 218 | 179 | 179 | 132 | 105 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 359 | 516 | 465 | 355 | 317 | 286 | 252 | 220 | 194 | 144 | 104 | 98 | 94 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 18 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 162 | 152 | 106 | 93 | 45 | 44 | 56 | 48 | 45 | 227 | 76 | 68 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 32 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 31 | 18 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 21 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 47 | 47 | 89 | 9 | 41 | 41 | 110 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 41 | 41 | 9 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 400 | 319 | 284 | 213 | 198 | 131 | 86 | 69 | 55 | 43 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 52 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 110 | 110 | 59 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 59 | 38 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 38 | 38 |
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