Lyall Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.80° E

Lyall Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lyall Bay sea temperature is
12.6° C
0.5° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 12AM is: 5.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)--
Afternoon (05 Aug)18ft (5.5m)11s
Evening (05 Aug)18ft (5.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5.5
SSW
11
5.5
S
11
5.5
S
11
5.5
S
11
5
S
11
4.5
S
12
4
S
12
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
12
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.7
S
10
1.3
SE
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6952
6728
6733
6733
5677
5385
4379
3347
2624
2229
1815
1504
875
663
522
586
355
273
298
Wind (km/h)
50
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
S
30
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
W
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
15
N
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:29PM1.55m
9:47AM1.59m
10:17PM1.57m
10:35AM1.64m
Low Tide
3:15PM0.66m
3:50AM0.66m
4:07PM0.64m
4:36AM0.63m
4:58PM0.61m
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
5:30
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
6
6
6
6
6
5
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
7
8
7
8
Feels °C
-6
-6
-6
-6
-5
-5
-2
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
2
4
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