Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today (31 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 10PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 31). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri night, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 38 | 83 | 37 | 1323 | 2916 | 5045 | 5444 | 4932 | 4452 | 3911 | 3221 | 2457 | 1796 | 1351 | 917 | 396 | 387 | 579 | 423 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:04PM1.50m | 6:40AM1.42m | 6:54PM1.50m | 7:27AM1.44m | 7:46PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:46AM0.72m | 12:39PM0.70m | 1:33AM0.70m | 1:29PM0.68m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 2 | 2 | -1 | -5 | -4 | -5 | -3 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SE 15 | SE 15 | NW 7 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 25 | 83 | 37 | 25 | 68 | 130 | 153 | 153 | 147 | 139 | 3221 | 2457 | 1796 | 1351 | 917 | 396 | 387 | 579 | 423 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 11 | SE 15 | E 11 | SSE 17 | E 11 | E 13 | E 12 | E 10 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 23 | 23 | 11 | 59 | 9 | 28 | 20 | 29 | 11 | 8 | 130 | 147 | 65 | 64 | 368 | 279 | 296 | 250 | 204 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SSW 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 18 | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | — | E 10 | SSE 14 | E 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | — | S 23 |
| kJ | 38 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 49 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | 143 | 2 | 357 | 225 | — | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 108 | 163 | 134 | 1323 | 2916 | 5045 | 5444 | 4932 | 4452 | 3911 | — | — | — | 6 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 30 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 116 | 63 | 59 | 255 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 206 | 59 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 6 |
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