Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today (17 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 12AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3751 | 2998 | 2545 | 2060 | 1996 | 1925 | 1559 | 1380 | 1070 | 839 | 531 | 567 | 455 | 1329 | 1252 | 1077 | 932 | 946 | 971 |
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 | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:24PM1.54m | 10:40AM1.58m | 11:05PM1.52m | 11:22AM1.56m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:28PM0.71m | 4:29AM0.75m | 5:11PM0.69m | 5:11AM0.74m | 5:52PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SE 9 | — | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 6 | 50 | — | 327 | 265 | 481 | — | 577 | 531 | 567 | 455 | 1329 | 1252 | 1077 | 932 | 946 | 971 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 15 | S 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 11 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 330 | 235 | 161 | 320 | 67 | 49 | 44 | 2 | 24 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 8 | — | — | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 19 | 5 | 80 | — | — | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 3751 | 2998 | 2545 | 2060 | 1996 | 1925 | 1559 | 1380 | 1070 | 839 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 279 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 63 | 63 | 206 | 195 | 116 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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