Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 12PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu morning, light winds from the ESE by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 42 | 38 | 165 | 229 | 186 | 103 | 40 | 21 | 31 | 101 | 135 | 129 | 116 | 169 | 163 | 156 | 178 | 117 | 70 | 61 | 57 | 47 | 48 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:09AM1.58m | 3:34PM1.67m | 4:05AM1.58m | 4:30PM1.64m | 5:00AM1.59m | 5:24PM1.62m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:18AM0.50m | 9:44PM0.56m | 10:17AM0.53m | 10:41PM0.62m | 11:14AM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 4 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 16 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 42 | 41 | 9 | 21 | 10 | 101 | 135 | 129 | 116 | 169 | 163 | 156 | 178 | 117 | 57 | 61 | 57 | 34 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | NW 5 | SSE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 4 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SSW 14 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 42 | 1 | 8 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 20 | 7 | 31 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 70 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | — | SSE 9 | — | NE 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | — | N 17 | N 16 | N 16 | — | ESE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 17 | ESE 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 8 | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 3 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 3 | 27 | 10 | 44 | 44 | 47 | 48 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | NE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 2 | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 38 | 165 | 229 | 186 | 103 | 40 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 64 | 129 | 194 | 110 | 116 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 11 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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