Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 9AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1916 | 1578 | 1210 | 1315 | 1088 | 1005 | 1392 | 1373 | 1315 | 1280 | 1225 | 1634 | 4141 | 3571 | 2960 | 2344 | 1780 | 1442 | 1208 | 1032 | 888 | 759 | 603 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:48AM1.66m | 9:14PM1.69m | 9:40AM1.66m | 10:08PM1.66m | 10:31AM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:44AM0.51m | 3:01PM0.49m | 3:37AM0.53m | 3:59PM0.54m | 4:27AM0.57m | 4:53PM0.58m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 1916 | 1578 | 1210 | 1315 | 1088 | 1005 | 1392 | 1373 | 1315 | 1280 | 1225 | 1081 | 4141 | 3571 | 2960 | 2344 | 1780 | 1442 | 1208 | 1032 | 888 | 759 | 603 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 19 | S 19 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 225 | 178 | 175 | 172 | 170 | 109 | 103 | 99 | 98 | 96 | 598 | 1634 | 55 | 53 | 51 | 50 | 32 | 32 | 41 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | S 22 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 19 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 236 | — | — | — | — | — | 125 | — | 37 | 71 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | — | — | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | 32 | 50 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 14 | 22 | 16 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 25 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 11 | 27 | 27 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
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