Lyall Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.80° E

Lyall Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lyall Bay sea temperature is
12.5° C
0.4° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 6PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (08 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (08 Aug)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the S by Mon morning).

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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)
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
1
S
10
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
9
1.7
S
9
2.2
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
474
457
442
361
290
296
245
245
200
163
200
232
139
136
133
131
135
129
86
450
567
Wind (km/h)
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
40
NW
35
NW
30
NW
15
WNW
20
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
30
S
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
12:17PM1.73m
00:46AM1.62m
1:12PM1.76m
1:42AM1.62m
2:07PM1.78m
Low Tide
6:09AM0.57m
6:39PM0.54m
6:57AM0.54m
7:30PM0.52m
7:49AM0.51m
8:24PM0.50m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:34
 mm
2
6
Temp °C
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
12
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
Feels °C
4
6
6
6
6
6
5
4
4
7
6
5
4
5
6
7
7
7
6
6
4
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