Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 5AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 139 | 136 | 133 | 131 | 128 | 120 | 86 | 84 | 262 | 372 | 612 | 660 | 529 | 432 | 341 | 250 | 217 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:42AM1.62m | 2:07PM1.78m | 2:41AM1.61m | 3:04PM1.79m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:30PM0.52m | 7:49AM0.51m | 8:24PM0.50m | 8:45AM0.49m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 139 | 136 | 133 | 131 | 128 | 120 | 86 | 84 | 104 | 120 | 142 | 189 | 104 | 432 | 341 | 250 | 217 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 4 | NW 9 | SSW 5 | SE 12 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 13 | 39 | 8 | 77 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 85 | 82 | 59 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | E 13 | E 13 | — | NW 9 | SE 15 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | 21 | 8 | 20 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 4 | — | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | ENE 3 |
| kJ | 143 | 117 | 99 | 60 | 15 | — | 20 | 20 | 262 | 372 | 612 | 660 | 529 | — | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 63 | 63 | 63 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 88 | 63 | 38 | 43 | 38 | 0 |
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