Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 11AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 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 (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu morning, near gales from the NNW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 365 | 385 | 288 | 276 | 250 | 236 | 371 | 763 | 1057 | 1203 | 1357 | 2068 | 1525 | 1243 | 919 | 835 | 613 | 504 | 416 | 342 | 229 | 225 | 139 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:54AM1.42m | 3:09PM1.52m | 3:39AM1.41m | 3:54PM1.51m | 4:26AM1.41m | 4:42PM1.51m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:51AM0.72m | 9:30PM0.72m | 9:38AM0.71m | 10:20PM0.72m | 10:28AM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | WNW 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 365 | 385 | 288 | 276 | 250 | 236 | 371 | 94 | 1057 | 1203 | 1357 | 2068 | 1525 | 1243 | 919 | 835 | 613 | 504 | 416 | 342 | 229 | 225 | 139 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | — | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 11 |
| kJ | 8 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 183 | 152 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 3 | — | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 66 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | NW 6 | SE 13 | — | — | — | SE 12 | ESE 12 | — | SE 11 | SE 16 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | ENE 8 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | 5 | 13 | — | 5 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 12 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SSW 17 | S 7 | — | — | — | ENE 4 | E 5 | NE 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 29 | 26 | 31 | 71 | 160 | 287 | 260 | 763 | 146 | — | — | — | 11 | 43 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 83 | 160 | 427 | 888 | 691 | 340 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 38 | 38 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 113 | 59 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 38 | 54 | 54 | 130 | 126 | 126 | 63 |
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