Lyall Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.80° E

Lyall Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lyall Bay sea temperature is
12.8° C
0.7° 

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 (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 5AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 01). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Light 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).

Sunday
2
Monday
3
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)
!
!
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
11
2
S
11
1.8
S
11
1.2
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3027
2457
1828
1376
917
716
385
648
483
366
302
270
395
377
454
519
711
Wind (km/h)
15
S
5
SW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
NNW
30
N
5
WNW
10
NNW
15
N
20
WNW
30
S
Wind State
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
on
High Tide
6:54PM1.50m
7:27AM1.44m
7:46PM1.50m
8:15AM1.48m
8:39PM1.52m
Low Tide
1:33AM0.70m
1:29PM0.68m
2:19AM0.69m
2:21PM0.67m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
 mm
Temp °C
8
7
7
8
7
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
12
14
13
9
Feels °C
3
5
2
3
2
4
3
3
2
3
4
4
8
8
10
8
2
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