Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 1AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 24). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | SE 13 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SE 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 33 | 339 | 540 | 724 | 595 | 387 | 298 | 229 | 195 | 163 | 127 | 161 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 12:59PM1.62m | 1:17AM1.54m | 1:44PM1.61m | 2:04AM1.51m | 2:26PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:19PM0.71m | 7:24AM0.73m | 8:03PM0.73m | 8:06AM0.76m | 8:47PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NW 5 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 32 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 75 | 130 | 124 | 118 | 146 | 142 | 138 | 133 | 127 | 107 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | NW 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NNW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 27 | 27 | 7 | 50 | 49 | 46 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 14 | 40 | 161 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 14 | S 9 | SE 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | ESE 18 | NW 16 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 15 | NW 8 | E 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 28 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 5 | — | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 450 | 277 | 123 | 87 | — | 1 | 16 | 33 | 339 | 540 | 724 | 595 | 387 | 298 | 229 | 195 | 163 | 90 | 41 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 139 | 64 | 129 | 59 | 59 | 15 | 15 | 28 | 169 | 113 | 110 | 59 | 28 | 59 | 25 | 59 | 110 | 59 | 59 |
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