Lyall Bay Surf Break

Lyall Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.80° E

Issued: 5 am 11 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lyall Bay sea temperature is
15.3° C

2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (11 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 11AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (11 Jun)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (11 Jun)5ft (1.5m)12s

Table - waves today at Lyall Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sun
14
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
14
1.5
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1
S
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.7
SSE
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
337
314
415
361
931
755
579
513
356
297
229
170
102
75
68
43
42
42
41
152
137
104
106
102
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
15
N
0
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
0
SSW
10
N
20
N
25
NNW
20
N
15
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
00:33AM1.60m
12:57PM1.63m
1:25AM1.63m
1:51PM1.70m
2:22AM1.66m
2:47PM1.77m
Low Tide
6:46AM0.64m
7:06PM0.65m
7:34AM0.64m
8:03PM0.63m
8:28AM0.64m
9:04PM0.61m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:57
4:57
4:57
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
9
10
12
12
11
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
12
11
11
12
12
Feels °C
8
8
7
8
9
9
7
6
6
7
10
7
7
7
8
9
10
8
6
7
7
8
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1
S
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
S
10
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.7
SSE
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
Energy kJ
334
284
341
360
931
755
579
513
356
297
229
170
102
75
68
22
18
18
18
152
137
104
106
102
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
11
1.2
S
10
1.1
SSE
14
1
SSE
13
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
NW
4
Energy kJ
337
314
415
361
21
49
47
42
41
20
21
24
24
22
42
43
42
42
41
27
25
52
51
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
14
0.7
SSW
11
0.5
S
10
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.1
S
20
0.3
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
9
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
14
0.2
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
9
0.1
SW
8
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
S
20
0.2
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
Energy kJ
48
236
121
53
18
10
10
7
16
9
6
4
7
7
3
21
14
14
29
27
32
37
50
44
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
N
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
S
4
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.4
NNW
2
0.8
NNW
4
1
NNW
4
1
NNW
4
0.5
NNW
4
Energy kJ
5
3
6
3
2
3
12
34
29
2
17
34
35
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
64
63
88
77
38
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Wellington
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
9
8
7
5
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
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