Lyall Bay surf break

Lyall Bay surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 28 May 2026 NZST
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Lyall Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Lyall Bay sea temperature is
14.8° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today (28 May):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 10PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.9m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)--
Afternoon (28 May)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (28 May)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the N by Sat night).

Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
3
3
!
!
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
14
1.9
S
18
2.5
S
14
3
S
17
3
S
16
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.3
S
14
2.2
S
14
2
S
14
1.9
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.1
S
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3298
2275
2811
5471
4248
3287
2716
2216
1895
1462
1228
1191
980
833
726
628
538
441
300
167
188
146
143
102
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
10
NE
10
N
15
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
35
NNW
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:48PM1.62m
3:10AM1.57m
3:35PM1.62m
3:58AM1.54m
4:21PM1.62m
4:46AM1.52m
Low Tide
9:06PM0.72m
9:14AM0.77m
9:56PM0.76m
10:03AM0.81m
10:45PM0.80m
10:52AM0.83m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:00
5:00
5:00
Temp °C
13
11
11
11
11
11
11
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
13
13
14
16
14
14
14
14
15
11
8
8
9
9
9
9
12
11
11
10
10
9
7
5
7
7
8
10
8
8
8
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.5
S
14
3
S
17
3
S
16
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2.3
S
14
2.2
S
14
2
S
14
1.9
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.1
S
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
10
Energy kJ
3298
2275
2811
5471
4248
3287
2716
2216
1895
1462
1228
1191
980
833
726
628
538
441
300
167
188
146
143
102
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
11
1.9
S
18
1.9
S
18
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.2
E
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
5
Energy kJ
24
2174
2268
9
9
8
8
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
74
77
72
2
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
1.1
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
5
Energy kJ
3
10
26
52
74
61
52
63
80
95
99
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
129
38
38
38
3
6
6
0
38
6
0
0
0
0
6
38
38
54
54
54
54
54
38
54
Best forecast wave conditions in Wellington
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
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