Lyall Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.80° E

Lyall Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lyall Bay sea temperature is
11.2°C
0.7° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 10PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)--
Afternoon (23 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (23 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
2
4
3
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
9
0.4
SW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.5
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
11
2.4
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
11
1
S
11
0.9
SSW
10
1
S
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
15
84
62
29
337
1676
1510
1002
680
514
418
397
356
233
184
423
163
346
Wind (km/h)
45
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
N
35
N
30
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
35
NW
40
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:05PM1.58m
1:24AM1.48m
1:46PM1.56m
2:09AM1.44m
2:27PM1.54m
Low Tide
7:25PM0.70m
7:27AM0.73m
8:05PM0.70m
8:07AM0.73m
8:46PM0.71m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
5:49
 mm
Temp °C
13
11
11
11
10
9
10
11
12
12
13
12
12
13
13
13
14
13
13
Feels °C
3
1
2
4
7
6
4
4
4
5
7
5
3
5
5
6
8
8
9
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