Lyall Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.80° E

Lyall Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lyall Bay sea temperature is
11.9° C
0.4° 

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 (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 (1.9m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 8PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)5ft (1.6m)16s
Afternoon (19 Jul)5ft (1.5m)15s
Evening (19 Jul)6ft (1.9m)15s

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 8°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
15
1.5
S
15
1.9
S
15
1.9
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.5
S
19
2.4
S
19
2.3
S
18
2.2
S
18
2
S
16
1.9
S
15
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1210
1131
1088
1005
1546
1505
1315
1280
1225
1617
4097
3533
2960
2105
1589
1298
1081
915
782
653
522
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
5
E
5
ENE
10
NNE
15
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
20
N
Wind State
glassy
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
3:01PM0.49m
3:37AM0.53m
3:59PM0.54m
4:27AM0.57m
4:53PM0.58m
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
11
12
11
9
9
9
8
8
8
10
10
9
9
8
8
8
9
8
9
10
12
Feels °C
9
8
6
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
6
5
6
5
4
4
4
1
3
4
8
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