Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 5PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 30). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat night, near gales from the NNW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 317 | 307 | 318 | 488 | 1273 | 2074 | 2667 | 2884 | 2162 | 1924 | 1864 | 1702 | 1439 | 1107 | 898 | 721 | 476 | 344 | 235 | 184 | 143 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:51AM1.82m | 9:30PM1.68m | 9:46AM1.83m | 10:22PM1.68m | 10:42AM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:27PM0.53m | 3:38AM0.54m | 4:22PM0.48m | 4:33AM0.49m | 5:14PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | NW 7 | NW 7 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 317 | 307 | 318 | 37 | 7 | 172 | — | — | — | — | 1864 | 1702 | 1439 | 1107 | 898 | 721 | 476 | 344 | 235 | 184 | 143 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 5 | NW 7 | S 17 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 22 | 14 | 69 | 202 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 17 | SSE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 4 | 101 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 5 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 24 | 76 | — | 488 | 1273 | 2074 | 2667 | 2884 | 2162 | 1924 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 34 | 119 | 319 | 587 | 664 | 599 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 59 | 169 | 370 | 395 | 121 | 110 | 63 | 63 | 175 | 116 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 54 | 108 | 108 | 63 | 63 |
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