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Lyall Bay surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand
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Lyall Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Lyall Bay sea temperature is
14.8° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 7PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 30). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | |
726 | 714 | 538 | 449 | 300 | 164 | 188 | 95 | 108 | 102 | 72 | 34 | 29 | 18 | 19 | 41 | 40 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 19 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 4:21PM1.62m | 4:46AM1.52m | 5:06PM1.61m | 5:32AM1.51m | 5:50PM1.60m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:03AM0.81m | 10:45PM0.80m | 10:52AM0.83m | 11:34PM0.82m | 11:38AM0.83m | 00:23AM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | |
— | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | SSW 12 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
726 | 714 | 538 | 449 | 300 | 164 | 188 | 95 | 108 | 102 | 72 | 34 | 29 | 18 | 19 | 41 | 40 | 19 | 38 | 86 | 15 | 38 | 37 | 58 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
— | — | — | — | 74 | 52 | 52 | 46 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 33 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 16 | — | 7 | 7 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | E 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 15 | — | E 9 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 18 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | — | NNW 10 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 4 |
6 | 23 | 37 | 29 | 32 | 42 | 61 | 95 | 103 | 117 | 74 | 48 | 63 | 83 | 80 | 76 | 48 | 57 | 23 | — | 137 | 45 | 53 | 19 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 54 | 54 | 38 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 54 | 59 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 64 |
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