Lyall Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.80° E

Lyall Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lyall Bay sea temperature is
12.0° C
0.3° 

Lyall Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today (17 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 8PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)--
Afternoon (17 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (17 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
ESE
15
0.9
ESE
15
0.9
ESE
15
0.9
ESE
14
1.6
S
23
1.7
S
22
1.8
S
21
1.7
SSW
20
1.7
S
20
1.6
SSW
18
1.5
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
15
1.5
S
15
1.7
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
543
529
425
387
382
372
362
2773
2854
2962
2392
2245
1728
1201
1210
1131
1088
991
1246
Wind (km/h)
30
N
25
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
5
NNW
5
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:19PM1.77m
7:54AM1.65m
8:17PM1.73m
8:48AM1.66m
Low Tide
1:04PM0.44m
1:50AM0.49m
2:02PM0.46m
2:44AM0.51m
3:01PM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:13
5:13
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
10
10
10
9
10
12
11
10
10
Feels °C
5
5
5
6
5
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
7
7
8
9
7
7
6
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