Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 11AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the N by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 16 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 235 | 307 | 289 | 284 | 274 | 279 | 284 | 582 | 498 | 408 | 309 | 170 | 131 | 117 | 81 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 57 | 43 | 50 | 91 | 233 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 1:04AM1.46m | 1:28PM1.52m | 1:47AM1.46m | 2:11PM1.53m | 2:34AM1.48m | 2:58PM1.55m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:07AM0.69m | 7:45PM0.65m | 7:48AM0.69m | 8:24PM0.67m | 8:32AM0.69m | 9:07PM0.69m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 |
| kJ | 235 | 307 | 289 | 284 | 274 | 279 | 284 | 582 | 498 | 408 | 309 | 170 | 131 | 117 | 81 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 57 | 43 | 50 | 61 | 233 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SSE 10 | SSW 16 | S 8 |
| kJ | 145 | — | 10 | 3 | 22 | 46 | 136 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 31 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 24 | 18 | 91 | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 13 | — | NNW 3 | NW 4 | SE 12 | SSW 12 | S 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 29 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 34 | 22 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 18 | 34 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 38 | 38 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 38 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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