Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today (23 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 11PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, near gales from the NNW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 78 | 90 | 84 | 209 | 317 | 366 | 350 | 273 | 235 | 151 | 167 | 125 | 89 | 85 | 67 | 71 | 75 | 75 | 77 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:58PM1.55m | 3:24AM1.51m | 3:48PM1.56m | 4:16AM1.55m | 4:43PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:07PM0.69m | 9:24AM0.70m | 9:58PM0.72m | 10:22AM0.70m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 78 | 90 | 82 | 209 | 317 | 366 | 350 | 273 | 235 | 151 | 167 | 125 | 89 | 85 | 58 | 40 | 75 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 13 | 53 | 84 | 55 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 87 | 62 | 55 | 61 | 67 | 71 | 25 | 75 | 77 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | E 16 | S 20 | S 20 | — | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | — | E 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SW 9 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 10 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 7 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 11 | 37 | 87 | 125 | 173 | 200 | 339 | 446 | 255 | 99 | 95 | 109 | 105 | 117 | 126 | 156 | 230 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 54 |
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