Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 1AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon afternoon, near gales from the S by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | S 8 | SSW 12 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2943 | 2625 | 2217 | 1621 | 1178 | 964 | 716 | 573 | 427 | 265 | 258 | 160 | 388 | 832 | 1505 | 2494 | 4583 | 7616 | 8004 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:55PM1.65m | 8:23AM1.64m | 8:49PM1.63m | 9:14AM1.65m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:42PM0.51m | 2:17AM0.58m | 2:40PM0.55m | 3:08AM0.61m | 3:35PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | -3 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -4 | -4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 12 |
| kJ | 38 | 73 | 186 | 186 | 237 | 9 | 222 | 215 | 269 | 211 | 204 | 86 | 58 | 90 | 61 | 39 | 20 | 40 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | SSW 20 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSW 14 | ESE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | — | E 11 | — |
| kJ | 31 | 75 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 265 | 68 | 160 | 90 | 71 | 72 | 35 | — | 9 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | S 19 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | 9 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 58 | 27 | 19 | 18 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 7 | S 8 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 2943 | 2625 | 2217 | 1621 | 1178 | 964 | 716 | 573 | 427 | 89 | 258 | 160 | 388 | 832 | 1505 | 2494 | 4583 | 7616 | 8004 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 206 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 63 | 110 | 129 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 195 | 175 | 206 |
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