
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 1AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, near gales from the SSW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
3968 | 3643 | 3027 | 2457 | 1828 | 1485 | 917 | 716 | 385 | 791 | 483 | 366 | 302 | 270 | 389 | 383 | 447 | 511 | 1065 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on |
High Tide | 6:54PM1.50m | 7:27AM1.44m | 7:46PM1.50m | 8:15AM1.48m | 8:39PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:39PM0.70m | 1:33AM0.70m | 1:29PM0.68m | 2:19AM0.69m | 2:21PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 9 |
Feels °C | -1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NW 6 |
147 | 139 | 3027 | 2457 | 1828 | 1485 | 917 | 716 | 385 | 791 | 483 | 366 | 302 | 270 | 389 | 383 | 447 | 511 | 24 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 15 |
18 | 8 | 100 | 149 | 62 | 63 | 253 | 362 | 302 | 136 | 250 | 245 | 173 | 125 | 186 | 183 | 143 | 95 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 13 | S 19 | SSE 13 | S 19 | S 23 | S 22 | S 12 | S 12 | S 21 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | NE 13 |
— | — | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 61 | 7 | 225 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 77 | 108 | 35 | 66 | 64 | 31 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 12 | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | S 12 |
3968 | 3643 | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 24 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 1065 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 206 | 59 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 169 |
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