Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today (22 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 11PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 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 night, min 7°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 413 | 291 | 193 | 135 | 318 | 607 | 889 | 1081 | 1079 | 854 | 627 | 488 | 412 | 415 | 367 | 334 | 274 | 268 | 224 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | off | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:06PM1.53m | 1:26AM1.44m | 1:47PM1.52m | 2:12AM1.43m | 2:32PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:23PM0.67m | 7:26AM0.70m | 8:02PM0.68m | 8:09AM0.69m | 8:45PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 12 | SSW 15 | ESE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 413 | 291 | 193 | 135 | 22 | 135 | 13 | 174 | 163 | 123 | 110 | 72 | 412 | 415 | 367 | 334 | 274 | 268 | 224 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 5 | ESE 12 | E 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 44 | 44 | 80 | 81 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 49 | 45 | 71 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NNW 4 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | — | E 8 | N 16 | N 16 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 15 |
| kJ | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | WNW 2 | — | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 4 | 318 | 607 | 889 | 1081 | 1079 | 854 | 627 | 488 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 129 | 139 | 63 | 116 | 110 | 110 | 59 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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