Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today (22 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 10PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 13 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 157 | 125 | 86 | 92 | 93 | 60 | 50 | 55 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:46PM1.60m | 12:11PM1.63m | 00:31AM1.58m | 12:59PM1.62m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:45PM0.63m | 6:00AM0.65m | 6:33PM0.67m | 6:43AM0.70m | 7:19PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 157 | 125 | 86 | 92 | 93 | 60 | 50 | 55 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 60 | 48 | 43 | 42 | 43 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 14 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 2 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 45 | 85 | 107 | 127 | 220 | 310 | 287 | 353 | 412 | 444 | 406 | 249 | 119 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 38 | 54 | 88 | 108 | 154 | 163 | 131 | 163 | 139 | 139 | 129 | 126 | 64 |
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