Lyall Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.80° E

Lyall Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lyall Bay sea temperature is
12.3° C
0.3° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 2PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (13 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (13 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, near gales from the SSW by Sat night).

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
SE
11
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
11
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
SSW
15
0.4
ESE
7
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
6
1.9
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
53
52
32
26
24
23
22
24
26
26
29
21
13
21
11
21
21
21
54
84
76
173
246
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
5
SW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
S
25
S
35
S
35
S
45
S
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:39AM1.60m
5:01PM1.75m
5:37AM1.60m
6:00PM1.72m
6:34AM1.61m
6:58PM1.68m
Low Tide
10:46AM0.45m
11:28PM0.53m
11:45AM0.45m
00:28AM0.54m
12:44PM0.47m
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
11
11
11
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
11
10
10
9
Feels °C
7
7
7
8
10
9
9
9
10
11
8
9
9
9
9
11
11
11
10
6
3
3
0
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