Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 5AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 290 | 296 | 290 | 245 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 232 | 139 | 136 | 133 | 131 | 135 | 129 | 94 | 450 | 507 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 00:46AM1.62m | 1:12PM1.76m | 1:42AM1.62m | 2:07PM1.78m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:39PM0.54m | 6:57AM0.54m | 7:30PM0.52m | 7:49AM0.51m | 8:24PM0.50m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 290 | 296 | 290 | 245 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 232 | 139 | 136 | 133 | 131 | 135 | 129 | 94 | 77 | 126 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | NW 8 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | E 6 | E 6 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 20 | 3 | 68 | 97 | 130 | 125 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 55 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 18 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | S 18 | E 13 | E 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 10 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 9 | S 7 |
| kJ | 17 | 11 | 10 | 42 | 40 | 61 | 62 | 133 | 94 | 115 | 126 | 35 | 7 | 11 | 60 | 450 | 507 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 3 | 25 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 |
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