
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today (02 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 1AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 01). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Fri morning, light winds from the ESE by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 13 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
384 | 371 | 324 | 402 | 206 | 215 | 172 | 186 | 126 | 121 | 101 | 115 | 135 | 116 | 155 | 158 | 191 | 454 | 817 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:51PM1.64m | 10:06AM1.76m | 10:42PM1.65m | 10:59AM1.77m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:46PM0.58m | 4:03AM0.59m | 4:40PM0.53m | 4:54AM0.54m | 5:31PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 13 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
384 | 371 | 324 | 402 | 206 | 215 | 172 | 186 | 126 | 121 | 101 | 115 | 135 | 116 | 155 | 100 | 92 | 454 | 817 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 12 | SSE 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SW 4 | NW 5 | SSW 9 | S 19 | SSW 13 | — |
— | — | — | — | 11 | 31 | 66 | 40 | 38 | 22 | 47 | 47 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 28 | 201 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 11 | — | — | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | — | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | 16 | 16 | — | 2 | 6 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | N 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 |
155 | 102 | 73 | 56 | 78 | 128 | 193 | 296 | 339 | 199 | 69 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 97 | 158 | 191 | 291 | 453 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 38 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 59 | 110 | 59 | 158 | 110 |
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