Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 8AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the NNW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1803 | 1504 | 875 | 653 | 500 | 586 | 392 | 371 | 312 | 322 | 567 | 959 | 1070 | 1391 | 1127 | 932 | 750 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:17PM1.57m | 10:35AM1.64m | 11:05PM1.60m | 11:25AM1.69m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:36AM0.63m | 4:58PM0.61m | 5:22AM0.60m | 5:48PM0.58m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 1803 | 1504 | 875 | 653 | 500 | 586 | 392 | 371 | 312 | 322 | 431 | 959 | 1070 | 1391 | 1127 | 932 | 750 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 17 | SE 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SE 11 | S 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 45 | 41 | 370 | 308 | 281 | 183 | 333 | 302 | 240 | 230 | 240 | 334 | 220 | 122 | 175 | 139 | 125 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 17 | S 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 93 | 41 | 40 | 76 | 56 | 56 | 46 | 199 | 184 | 567 | 240 | 200 | 98 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 11 | 35 | 80 | 115 | 66 | 43 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 88 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38 | 54 | 59 | 63 | 59 |
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