Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 11AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 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 (18 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | SSW 17 | S 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 573 | 764 | 669 | 345 | 478 | 911 | 251 | 355 | 1546 | 1857 | 2121 | 1927 | 1314 | 845 | 733 | 599 | 476 | 359 | 294 | 232 | 166 | 89 | 61 | 155 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:20AM1.69m | 7:40PM1.85m | 8:17AM1.69m | 8:39PM1.81m | 9:11AM1.68m | 9:37PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:17AM0.48m | 1:26PM0.46m | 2:14AM0.46m | 2:24PM0.45m | 3:09AM0.46m | 3:22PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | 4:58 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 14 | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | SSW 17 | S 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 |
| kJ | 573 | 764 | 669 | 345 | 140 | 161 | 251 | 291 | 1546 | 1857 | 2121 | 1927 | 1314 | 845 | 733 | 599 | 476 | 359 | 294 | 232 | 166 | 89 | 61 | 155 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SE 12 | SE 11 | S 14 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | E 15 |
| kJ | 189 | 5 | 5 | 134 | 5 | 5 | 215 | 355 | 49 | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 46 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | — | E 11 | NW 4 | SE 11 | E 11 | — | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 16 | E 16 | E 12 |
| kJ | 5 | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 3 | NW 4 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 15 | — | 478 | 911 | 225 | 108 | — | — | — | 5 | 65 | 138 | 90 | 74 | 165 | 215 | 207 | 353 | 418 | 592 | 635 | 721 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 64 | 59 | 63 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 110 | 126 | 63 | 108 | 108 |
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