Lyall Bay Surf Break

Lyall Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.80° E

Issued: 11 pm 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lyall Bay sea temperature is
13.6° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (22 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 5AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (22 Jun)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (22 Jun)8ft (2.4m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
1
S
10
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
8
0.9
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
2
S
18
2.4
S
17
2.3
S
16
2
S
16
1.8
SSW
14
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
83
81
194
99
57
248
454
2498
3514
2874
1960
1402
1004
824
700
564
522
497
418
411
313
302
244
286
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
E
5
ESE
5
E
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
N
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
SE
5
ESE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
10:32PM1.71m
10:56AM1.66m
11:25PM1.67m
11:49AM1.64m
00:15AM1.63m
12:41PM1.64m
Low Tide
4:54AM0.51m
5:16PM0.54m
5:42AM0.56m
6:09PM0.59m
6:28AM0.61m
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:47
7:47
7:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:58
4:58
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
11
10
10
10
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
13
14
12
Feels °C
5
5
6
7
8
9
10
8
7
7
6
5
6
7
7
8
9
9
9
10
10
12
14
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.1
NW
7
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
8
0.9
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
2
S
18
2.4
S
17
2.3
S
16
2
S
16
1.8
SSW
14
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
SSW
13
Energy kJ
83
81
2
99
57
248
454
2498
3514
2874
1960
1402
1004
824
700
564
522
497
418
411
313
302
244
286
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
7
0.1
E
14
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.2
S
20
0.6
S
18
0.2
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
NNW
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
E
8
Energy kJ
5
5
4
49
50
30
232
3
6
7
4
4
4
4
3
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
9
0.1
NW
7
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
E
14
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
8
Energy kJ
4
4
2
2
7
2
4
4
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
5
0.9
S
5
1
S
10
0.6
N
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.7
NNW
3
0.7
NNW
4
0.5
NNW
4
0.5
NNW
4
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.2
N
6
0.9
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
Energy kJ
60
40
194
8
7
10
11
7
8
2
3
14
23
3
70
140
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
88
59
43
27
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
Best forecast wave conditions in Wellington
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
6
7
6
5
5
7
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
7
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