Lyall Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.80° E

Lyall Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lyall Bay sea temperature is
12.5° C
0.1° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 1AM is: 3.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (10 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (10 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SSE
8
3.5
S
8
3.5
S
8
3.5
S
8
3
S
8
2.4
S
7
2
S
7
1.9
S
6
1.1
ESE
10
1.8
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
6
1.6
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
6
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
S
18
0.6
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
1
S
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2216
1805
1616
1519
869
602
364
300
267
265
230
177
108
89
110
227
211
337
304
284
377
286
256
224
Wind (km/h)
50
SSE
50
S
50
S
45
S
40
S
35
S
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
25
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
NE
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
00:12AM1.61m
12:36PM1.69m
1:04AM1.64m
1:30PM1.75m
2:01AM1.65m
Low Tide
6:00PM0.63m
6:26AM0.62m
6:52PM0.61m
7:15AM0.60m
7:47PM0.58m
8:07AM0.58m
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light rain
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clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:45
7:45
7:43
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5:06
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
8
8
9
Feels °C
-2
-2
-2
-3
-2
-1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
7
5
5
6
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