Lyall Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.80° E

Lyall Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lyall Bay sea temperature is
12.9° C
0.8° 

Lyall Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 8AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (06 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (06 Aug)4ft (1.2m)10s

Table - waves today at Lyall Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri night, min 6°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri morning).

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.7
S
10
1.4
SE
10
1.4
S
10
1.2
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
1
S
17
1.4
S
16
1.6
S
15
1.9
S
14
1.9
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
875
653
500
586
392
371
316
322
567
959
1070
1371
1256
932
843
711
604
573
544
457
382
302
290
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
25
N
30
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
30
NNW
35
NW
35
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
10:35AM1.64m
11:05PM1.60m
11:25AM1.69m
11:54PM1.62m
12:17PM1.73m
Low Tide
4:36AM0.63m
4:58PM0.61m
5:22AM0.60m
5:48PM0.58m
6:09AM0.57m
6:39PM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
Temp °C
7
6
6
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
10
10
11
11
11
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
2
2
3
5
5
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
5
5
5
7
8
7
6
6
6
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