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Lyall Bay surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 15 Feb 2026 NZDT
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Lyall Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Lyall Bay sea temperature is
18.1° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 5PM is: 5.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Feb)13ft (4.0m)8s
Afternoon (15 Feb)16ft (5.0m)9s
Evening (15 Feb)21ft (6.5m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
S
4.5
S
5
S
6
S
7
S
6.5
S
7
S
6
S
4.5
S
4
S
4
S
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SW
3
SW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
S
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
Period(s) (?)899101111111110999999888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)229231844301710810971101091100175543821249626872055171614841235547445376358497441280235198
Wind
(km/h)
55
S
55
S
60
SSW
65
SSW
75
SSW
75
SSW
70
SSW
70
SSW
65
SSW
60
SSW
60
SSW
35
SW
15
WSW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
0
WSW
5
SSE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononcross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglasscrosscross-
off		glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:08PM
1.43
4:23AM
1.55
4:55PM
1.43
5:10AM
1.54
5:44PM
1.43
6:01AM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:00AM
0.71
10:05PM
0.71
10:47AM
0.71
10:55PM
0.69
11:40AM
0.70
11:46PM
0.67
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise-------6:43-------6:45-------6:47
Sunset---8:24-------8:23-------8:22----
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---4861091074-55--11------
Temp. °C141514131313141414141516151415161717181715141414
Feels °C (?)3420-1-11123410131414161716191714131414
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