Lyall Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.80° E

Lyall Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lyall Bay sea temperature is
13.1°C
1.0° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 1AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (16 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (16 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Wed morning, light winds from the NW by Fri morning).

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.9
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
81
65
41
37
27
25
24
41
43
30
29
27
30
30
41
37
35
35
66
Wind (km/h)
35
N
35
N
40
N
40
N
40
N
45
NNW
50
NNW
50
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
35
NW
35
NNW
40
NNW
45
N
40
N
35
NNW
30
NW
35
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:22PM1.59m
8:44AM1.64m
9:11PM1.58m
9:31AM1.63m
Low Tide
2:16PM0.63m
2:35AM0.69m
3:10PM0.66m
3:22AM0.70m
3:59PM0.68m
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:09
6:10
 mm
2
Temp °C
13
11
11
12
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
11
12
11
Feels °C
6
4
3
4
3
1
2
3
4
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
4
5
2
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