Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 3PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 37 | 35 | 190 | 363 | 202 | 106 | 84 | 162 | 147 | 167 | 150 | 169 | 222 | 355 | 456 | 371 | 293 | 281 | 243 | 222 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | on | on | on | cross-on | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:31AM1.63m | 9:57PM1.57m | 10:16AM1.61m | 10:39PM1.55m | 11:00AM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:59PM0.68m | 4:08AM0.72m | 4:45PM0.68m | 4:51AM0.72m | 5:28PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NNW 6 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 28 | 26 | 25 | 13 | 35 | 22 | 22 | 53 | 30 | 147 | 167 | 150 | 123 | 145 | 355 | 456 | 371 | 293 | 281 | 243 | 222 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 5 | SE 10 | NW 7 | NW 8 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 41 | 37 | 4 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 46 | 84 | 162 | 21 | 15 | 74 | 169 | 222 | 167 | 144 | 142 | 103 | 99 | 81 | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 13 | SE 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 8 | SE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NW 8 | SE 14 | NW 7 | N 7 | SE 10 | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 35 | 9 | 41 | 41 | 17 | 22 | 48 | 47 | 79 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | S 6 | S 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 62 | 47 | 44 | 190 | 363 | 202 | 106 | — | — | — | 15 | 64 | 16 | 13 | 3 | — | 2 | 37 | 106 | 103 | 200 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 59 | 0 | 25 | 110 | 59 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 116 | 43 | 38 | 0 | 38 | 54 | 54 | 63 | 63 |
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