Lyall Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.80° E

Lyall Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lyall Bay sea temperature is
11.9° C
0.4° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 22s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 20s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 11PM is: 1.7m 20s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)--
Afternoon (18 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)22s
Evening (18 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)20s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
4
4
3
4
4
4
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
22
1.8
S
21
1.7
S
20
1.7
S
20
1.7
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
S
16
1.6
S
15
1.7
S
15
1.8
S
15
1.8
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.5
S
19
2.4
S
19
2.4
S
19
2.3
S
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2854
2935
2337
2245
1916
1578
1365
1131
1232
1280
1392
1373
1335
1298
1243
1634
4141
4011
3268
Wind (km/h)
20
N
25
N
25
N
20
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
S
20
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:17PM1.73m
8:48AM1.66m
9:14PM1.69m
9:40AM1.66m
Low Tide
2:02PM0.46m
2:44AM0.51m
3:01PM0.49m
3:37AM0.53m
3:59PM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:13
5:14
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
10
11
10
10
11
12
11
10
9
9
8
8
8
10
10
9
9
Feels °C
7
5
4
7
8
9
8
8
6
5
4
4
4
5
5
7
6
6
6
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