Lyall Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.80° E

Lyall Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lyall Bay sea temperature is
13.1°C
1.2° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 11PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)--
Afternoon (30 Aug)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
2.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3
S
12
3
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
125
133
110
273
452
1367
1510
1180
1108
2165
3479
3876
3388
3675
2441
2913
3198
3094
2527
Wind (km/h)
45
NW
45
WNW
30
WNW
5
ESE
30
WNW
40
NW
40
NW
45
WNW
45
WNW
25
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
5
WSW
5
N
5
W
10
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
on
glassy
off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:28PM1.52m
6:57AM1.50m
7:24PM1.54m
7:48AM1.56m
8:18PM1.56m
Low Tide
12:13PM0.68m
1:01AM0.71m
1:08PM0.67m
1:50AM0.69m
2:06PM0.65m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
5:55
 mm
2
3
1
Temp °C
15
14
13
11
11
12
13
14
14
10
7
6
7
7
8
9
10
11
12
Feels °C
6
4
6
9
4
3
4
4
4
4
1
0
1
4
5
7
7
4
4
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