Lyall Bay Surf Break

Lyall Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.80° E

Issued: 11 am 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lyall Bay sea temperature is
13.9° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (19 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 8PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 19). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jun)6ft (1.9m)17s
Afternoon (19 Jun)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (19 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Fri
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
22
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
17
1.8
SSW
17
1.6
S
16
1.5
S
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.4
SSW
12
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
10
0.6
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2162
1927
1314
978
733
690
554
432
353
232
169
121
48
150
144
136
141
98
90
85
81
59
72
50
Wind (km/h)
15
N
30
N
40
N
45
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
50
NNW
45
NNW
50
NNW
50
NNW
55
NW
55
NW
55
NW
45
NW
45
NW
30
SSE
15
SSE
5
SSE
5
N
10
N
10
NE
5
E
10
SSE
20
SE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:17AM1.69m
8:39PM1.81m
9:11AM1.68m
9:37PM1.75m
10:04AM1.67m
10:32PM1.71m
Low Tide
2:24PM0.45m
3:09AM0.46m
3:22PM0.46m
4:03AM0.48m
4:20PM0.49m
4:54AM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:46
7:46
7:46
7:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:57
4:58
4:58
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
10
12
12
13
13
12
13
14
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
12
12
12
13
12
12
13
13
12
Feels °C
6
6
4
4
5
4
4
6
7
6
5
6
6
7
7
7
10
11
13
10
10
12
12
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
17
1.8
SSW
17
1.6
S
16
1.5
S
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.4
SSW
12
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.9
NW
8
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
5
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
S
5
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
10
0.6
SSW
10
0.5
S
9
Energy kJ
2162
1927
1314
978
733
690
554
432
353
232
169
121
48
150
144
96
12
21
90
11
81
59
72
44
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.3
S
10
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.6
S
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
S
5
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSE
5
0.2
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
7
0.4
SSW
12
Energy kJ
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
18
5
4
136
141
98
12
85
7
5
5
50
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.1
NE
12
0.1
SE
15
0.1
E
15
0.5
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
SE
4
0.2
NNW
7
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
NW
6
Energy kJ
4
4
4
3
10
45
5
9
4
26
13
5
5
4
4
4
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNW
3
1.2
NNW
4
1.6
NW
5
1.4
NW
6
1.3
NNW
5
1.8
NNW
6
1.9
NW
6
2.1
NW
6
2.2
NNW
6
2.5
NNW
7
3
NW
7
3
NW
7
2.3
NW
8
2.1
NW
7
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SE
2
0.5
SE
4
0.6
ESE
5
0.2
NNW
7
0.5
S
4
1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
Energy kJ
8
58
133
123
95
215
266
316
418
575
846
929
574
444
5
2
9
14
5
10
45
39
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
2
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
38
38
54
63
59
63
63
63
126
126
108
108
88
116
88
28
6
0
0
0
11
25
25
Best forecast wave conditions in Wellington
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
6
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
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