Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 12AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the N by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3471 | 3677 | 2959 | 2287 | 1808 | 1468 | 1170 | 870 | 869 | 1160 | 1215 | 1174 | 946 | 997 | 895 | 786 | 632 | 526 | 434 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:39PM1.64m | 6:10AM1.60m | 6:35PM1.62m | 7:04AM1.62m | 7:30PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:02AM0.62m | 12:25PM0.55m | 00:56AM0.64m | 1:21PM0.59m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 3471 | 3677 | 2959 | 2287 | 1808 | 1468 | 1170 | 870 | 869 | 1160 | 1215 | 1174 | 946 | 997 | 895 | 786 | 632 | 526 | 434 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | E 11 | S 21 | S 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 59 | 27 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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