Lyall Bay surf break

Lyall Bay surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 01 May 2026 NZST
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Lyall Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Lyall Bay sea temperature is
14.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 6AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 01). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (02 May)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (02 May)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri night, light winds from the N by Sat night).

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
1
S
13
0.5
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
191
188
355
107
341
276
276
213
213
213
210
113
145
125
85
78
64
59
53
50
70
67
61
58
Wind (km/h)
15
N
25
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
30
N
25
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
NNW
30
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:15AM1.54m
5:39PM1.60m
6:04AM1.53m
6:26PM1.60m
6:52AM1.52m
Low Tide
11:12PM0.74m
11:26AM0.80m
00:03AM0.78m
12:13PM0.82m
00:53AM0.79m
12:58PM0.82m
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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7:07
7:09
7:09
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5:25
5:24
5:23
Temp °C
11
11
10
10
10
12
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
13
13
7
6
3
3
3
7
9
9
10
11
11
9
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
8
8
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
1
S
13
0.7
S
10
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
Energy kJ
191
188
355
102
341
276
276
213
213
213
210
113
145
125
85
78
64
59
53
50
70
67
61
58
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.1
E
5
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
NW
4
0.1
NW
4
0.4
SSW
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
8
0.1
SW
13
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
14
0.2
SSW
13
Energy kJ
100
97
107
1
6
7
6
1
1
22
1
1
1
7
1
1
1
1
7
7
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
5
0.1
E
5
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
S
13
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
4
1
7
6
2
1
1
3
2
2
1
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
3
0.5
NNW
3
0.9
NNW
4
1.2
NNW
4
1.3
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.3
NNW
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
NNW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
Energy kJ
2
5
24
58
68
35
11
3
2
1
4
9
11
16
16
26
21
19
13
17
18
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
38
38
38
54
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
38
38
38
38
38
38
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Wellington
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
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