Lyall Bay surf break

Lyall Bay surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 15 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
17.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 6PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 15). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (15 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (15 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
1.4
SSE
1.8
SSE
2.1
S
2.1
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.7
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.9
S
2
S
2.1
S
2.2
S
2.2
S
2.2
S
2.2
S
2.2
S
2.4
S
Period(s) (?)91313677887777778888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)399590140268432469408302259251272306352391458507555612628634650659670
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
10
SW
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:17PM
1.50
3:38AM
1.59
4:03PM
1.48
4:19AM
1.58
4:49PM
1.46
5:01AM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:18AM
0.77
9:18PM
0.79
10:01AM
0.78
10:02PM
0.79
10:47AM
0.78
10:49PM
0.78
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise-------6:05-------6:05-------6:07
Sunset---8:53-------8:53-------8:52----
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
189995511-11-------------
Temp. °C151616151615151515151615141414131415151414131413
Feels °C (?)1416151316121212121213111099889988786
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