Lyall Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.80° E

Lyall Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lyall Bay sea temperature is
14.0°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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 9AM is: 1.0m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 27). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Afternoon (27 Oct)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (27 Oct)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, near gales from the NW by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
11
1
SSW
4
1.6
S
6
1.6
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.3
SSW
9
1.1
SSW
9
0.8
SSW
9
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.5
S
13
0.7
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
23
32
181
247
246
266
372
405
302
211
113
237
210
141
133
92
231
125
121
118
116
160
Wind (km/h)
60
NNW
60
NW
35
S
25
SSE
15
SSE
5
SE
15
NNE
5
WSW
15
WNW
35
NW
45
NW
50
NW
55
NW
50
NW
45
NW
40
NW
35
NW
45
NW
50
NW
50
NW
25
W
20
S
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
glassy
High Tide
6:04AM1.67m
6:40PM1.63m
7:01AM1.74m
7:38PM1.65m
7:56AM1.79m
8:35PM1.67m
Low Tide
12:27PM0.67m
00:57AM0.69m
1:30PM0.63m
1:52AM0.65m
2:30PM0.58m
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light rain
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clear
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clear
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rain showers
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7:55
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2
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Temp °C
15
15
10
11
11
12
11
11
10
12
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
13
14
15
14
10
9
Feels °C
5
5
3
5
7
10
8
10
6
4
5
4
4
3
5
3
4
4
5
6
9
6
7
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