Lyall Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.80° E

Lyall Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lyall Bay sea temperature is
12.3° C
0.1° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 6AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (26 Jul)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (26 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat night, calm by Mon night).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
8
2.2
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.6
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.2
S
7
0.6
ESE
14
0.7
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
1
S
7
0.8
ESE
12
0.7
ESE
13
1
SSW
12
0.9
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
843
581
362
276
210
178
147
127
158
118
116
154
95
172
187
274
249
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:04AM1.51m
2:26PM1.60m
2:50AM1.48m
3:07PM1.58m
Low Tide
8:03PM0.73m
8:06AM0.76m
8:47PM0.75m
8:49AM0.77m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
 mm
Temp °C
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
7
7
7
7
7
8
9
9
8
8
Feels °C
-1
1
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
5
5
6
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