Lyall Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.80° E

Issued: 11 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Lyall Bay sea temperature is

11.8° C

Lyall Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 6PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	9s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	9s
Evening (14 Jul)	0.5ft (0.1m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).
	Tue 14					Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Fri 17
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 9	E 10	SSW 9	S 18	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 12	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	ESE 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	ESE 15	ESE 16	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	16	8	7	6	4	14	13	12	26	25	24	23	23	36	22	23	23	47	52	93	107	147	223	276
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	NNE	NE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	on	on	cross-on
High Tide				4:20PM1.85m				5:00AM1.65m				5:20PM1.84m				5:59AM1.65m					6:20PM1.81m
Low Tide		10:06AM0.51m				10:48PM0.52m				11:06AM0.48m				11:52PM0.50m					12:05PM0.45m				00:53AM0.49m


	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:41
	—	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	5:12
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	13	13	14	14	14	13	13	13	14	12	11	10	10	9
Feels °C	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	6	6	8	6	7	7	7	6	5	5	8	11	11	10	9	8	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	S 8	S 8	E 13	E 13	E 12	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	ESE 14	ESE 15	ESE 16	ESE 17	NW 6	ESE 16	ESE 16	SSW 14
kJ	16	8	7	6	1	14	13	12	26	25	24	23	23	22	22	23	19	47	52	93	27	147	223	276
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 8	S 8	S 16	E 12	E 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	ESE 16	S 6	S 6	ESE 16
kJ	8	7	2	2	2	1	1	5	11	11	14	14	16	17	17	17	23	22	22	22	107	18	26	215
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 12	S 12	S 18	E 13	S 18	S 16	S 8	S 8	S 20	NW 16	NW 16	NW 16	ESE 14	E 16	E 16	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SSW 6	SSW 5	NW 6	SSW 15	S 7
kJ	—	3	3	6	4	6	5	1	1	8	10	10	10	36	5	5	3	3	3	3	4	14	42	37
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 6	NNW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NNW 5	NW 5	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 5	S 4	—	—	—
kJ	178	154	207	244	224	243	170	138	98	49	49	74	91	160	236	216	216	89	32	41	14	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Dolphin Bay Wairarapa	Tora-Bombora Wairarapa	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whites Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	God Squad Wairarapa	Lyall Bay Wellington	Lyall Bay Wellington	Lyall Bay Wellington	Eastbourne Wellington	Titahi Bay Wellington	Titahi Bay Wellington
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	108	108	108	108	108	108	77	108	59	64	77	77	77	77	63	108	77	61	0	0	0	6	25	25
Best forecast wave conditions in Wellington																			The Island (Island Bay)	The Island (Island Bay)	Wainuiomata Reefs	Mana Island	Mana Island	Mana Island
Rating (10 max)																			1	1	1	2	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Makorori Point Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Shingles West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Shingles West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	3	1	4	5	5	5	6	7	5	1	4	4	1	3	5	1	1	2	2	3	4	4	4	5
Header Global	Bancoora Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Puertecillo Chile	Point Roadnight Australia	Bancoora Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	Antiques Maldives	Balnarring Point Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Bali Village Indonesia	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Luna Park Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	7	7	6	9	9	6	8	8	7	4	5	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	9	9

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