Lyall Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.80° E

Lyall Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lyall Bay sea temperature is
13.0°C
0.7° 

Lyall Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 6AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)6ft (1.9m)16s
Afternoon (29 Sep)8ft (2.4m)17s
Evening (29 Sep)8ft (2.5m)15s

Table - waves today at Lyall Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the N by Wed night).

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
17
2.4
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
14
2.3
S
14
2.2
S
14
2.2
S
14
2.1
S
14
2
S
14
2
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
820
847
1011
1776
2884
3139
2868
2581
2252
2125
1894
1840
1632
1462
1397
1207
1037
883
679
593
513
456
371
384
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
E
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
SW
0
NW
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
5
ENE
0
S
5
NNW
20
N
30
NNW
35
N
40
N
40
N
40
N
35
N
40
N
35
N
35
N
Wind State
on
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:29AM1.61m
8:01PM1.60m
8:22AM1.67m
8:57PM1.62m
9:14AM1.73m
9:51PM1.64m
Low Tide
1:29AM0.71m
1:50PM0.66m
2:21AM0.68m
2:49PM0.62m
3:12AM0.64m
3:46PM0.58m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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Temp °C
10
9
9
11
12
13
12
11
10
10
10
12
12
13
12
12
11
11
10
11
11
11
11
10
Feels °C
8
7
7
9
9
12
10
7
7
7
8
10
11
11
8
6
4
3
2
3
3
3
4
3
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