Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 6PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 6 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 586 | 405 | 284 | 244 | 220 | 198 | 164 | 136 | 82 | 65 | 119 | 50 | 48 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 32 | 25 | 41 | 24 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:04PM1.79m | 3:41AM1.60m | 4:02PM1.77m | 4:39AM1.60m | 5:01PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:45AM0.49m | 9:22PM0.50m | 9:45AM0.47m | 10:24PM0.51m | 10:46AM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||
 | | |  |  |  | | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 133 | 405 | 284 | 244 | 220 | 198 | 164 | 136 | 82 | 65 | 47 | 41 | 33 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 27 | 25 | 41 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 12 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 101 | 84 | 60 | 48 | 31 | 30 | 24 | 29 | 36 | 52 | 50 | 48 | 46 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 16 | S 10 | S 16 | SE 13 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | NW 7 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 2 | — | E 6 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 586 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 119 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 88 | 63 | 42 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wellington | |||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
Latest Updates
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Lyall Bay surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest