Lyall Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.80° E

Lyall Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lyall Bay sea temperature is
13.8°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 (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 8PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 03). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (03 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Evening (03 Nov)1ft (0.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Tue morning, light winds from the N by Thu night).

Tue
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
S
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
6
24
42
39
35
61
115
74
149
189
198
210
189
133
121
106
88
85
83
74
50
49
45
Wind (km/h)
40
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
25
N
20
N
15
N
25
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
12:35PM1.74m
1:01AM1.63m
1:30PM1.71m
1:57AM1.61m
2:24PM1.67m
2:53AM1.61m
Low Tide
6:56PM0.46m
7:15AM0.48m
7:46PM0.50m
8:11AM0.51m
8:35PM0.55m
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Temp °C
14
15
16
15
15
14
14
14
16
17
16
15
14
14
14
14
16
17
17
16
15
16
15
16
Feels °C
7
9
11
11
12
11
10
11
12
13
12
12
10
10
10
11
12
13
13
13
11
13
13
12
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