Lyall Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.80° E

Lyall Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lyall Bay sea temperature is
11.2°C
0.7° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 5AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 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 (24 Aug)7ft (2.2m)13s
Afternoon (24 Aug)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (24 Aug)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun night, strong winds from the NNW by Mon night).

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
0
0
2
4
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.5
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
11
1
S
11
0.7
SSW
14
1
S
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
47
29
201
1451
1559
1019
680
589
486
404
363
238
215
423
346
346
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
25
WNW
10
NW
5
N
20
N
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
35
NW
40
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
1:24AM1.48m
1:46PM1.56m
2:09AM1.44m
2:27PM1.54m
Low Tide
7:25PM0.70m
7:27AM0.73m
8:05PM0.70m
8:07AM0.73m
8:46PM0.71m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:49
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
10
10
11
11
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
3
4
7
7
7
4
6
6
7
4
5
5
5
8
8
7
8
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