Lyall Bay surf break

Lyall Bay surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 09 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
16.5° 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 12AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (10 Jan)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (10 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
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 (?)
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.3
SSW
0.6
S
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.1
E
0.2
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)13135555109988991414121211131315161514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1817283525182064654132251520182914111717425123341
Wind
(km/h)
35
NNW
5
WSW
5
SSE
15
NNE
25
N
30
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
50
NNW
55
NNW
55
NNW
55
NNW
60
NNW
60
NW
55
NW
60
NNW
40
WNW
30
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassglassoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:03PM
1.62
11:30AM
1.62
11:52PM
1.61
12:17PM
1.60
12:40AM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:00PM
0.57
5:21AM
0.59
5:48PM
0.60
6:13AM
0.63
6:34PM
0.65
7:02AM
0.68
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise-----5:58-------6:00-------6:01--
Sunset-8:55-------8:55-------8:55------
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------------1---
Temp. °C191817161718191918181818171718191919191918141416
Feels °C (?)141918151413121312121211989101091191191013
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