Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 1AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 43 | 30 | 18 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 41 | 37 | 35 | 95 | 384 | 261 | 161 | 113 | 162 | 147 | 142 | 150 | 125 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on |
High Tide | 9:11PM1.58m | 9:31AM1.63m | 9:57PM1.57m | 10:16AM1.61m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:10PM0.66m | 3:22AM0.70m | 3:59PM0.68m | 4:08AM0.72m | 4:45PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | SE 9 | SE 14 | SE 13 | S 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 43 | 30 | 18 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 17 | 22 | 46 | 84 | 75 | 147 | 142 | 150 | 123 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NW 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 12 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 41 | 37 | 35 | 24 | 23 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 162 | 47 | 47 | 76 | 125 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | NW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 41 | 42 | 17 | 49 | 48 | 9 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 426 | 396 | 292 | 224 | 171 | 138 | 129 | 134 | 58 | 95 | 384 | 261 | 161 | 113 | — | 47 | 45 | 23 | 33 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 108 | 108 | 108 | 64 | 59 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 15 | 28 | 59 | 59 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 116 |
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