Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 2AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Sat night, light winds from the NNW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
188 | 146 | 138 | 98 | 69 | 48 | 31 | 30 | 16 | 18 | 60 | 51 | 41 | 624 | 1521 | 1497 | 1299 | 1042 | 888 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:22PM1.59m | 00:39AM1.51m | 1:05PM1.58m | 1:24AM1.48m | 1:46PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:44PM0.69m | 6:48AM0.72m | 7:25PM0.70m | 7:27AM0.73m | 8:05PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
188 | 146 | 138 | 98 | 69 | 48 | 31 | 30 | 16 | 17 | 60 | 51 | 41 | 624 | 1521 | 1497 | 1299 | 1042 | 888 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 12 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 9 | SE 13 | NW 9 | NW 6 | ESE 13 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 14 | — | — | S 19 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 15 | ESE 13 | S 15 | ESE 13 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 4 | — | — | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 18 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | NW 8 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 4 |
260 | 310 | 379 | 586 | 691 | 1202 | 775 | 328 | 172 | 166 | 133 | 64 | 16 | 34 | 14 | 37 | 52 | 56 | 27 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 77 | 63 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 135 | 131 | 88 | 116 | 77 | 77 | 64 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 38 | 54 | 3 | 3 |
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