
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 1AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon morning, strong winds from the NNW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
618 | 599 | 517 | 458 | 449 | 449 | 441 | 353 | 290 | 240 | 200 | 157 | 115 | 81 | 59 | 41 | 26 | 25 | 25 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 00:22AM1.63m | 12:48PM1.75m | 1:15AM1.61m | 1:44PM1.72m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:21PM0.47m | 6:36AM0.47m | 7:11PM0.46m | 7:28AM0.46m | 8:00PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 |
618 | 599 | 517 | 458 | 449 | 449 | 441 | 353 | 290 | 240 | 200 | 157 | 115 | 81 | 59 | 41 | 26 | 23 | 23 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 11 | E 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
— | 17 | 32 | 24 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 17 | 25 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 13 | E 13 | SSW 13 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 13 | S 14 |
— | — | 4 | 4 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 16 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
— | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 23 | 65 | 119 | 181 | 257 | 275 | 275 | 243 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 |
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