Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 22s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 20s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 3AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 17). 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 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 22s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri night, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | S 23 | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 425 | 387 | 382 | 372 | 362 | 2773 | 2854 | 2962 | 2337 | 2245 | 1916 | 1578 | 1210 | 1131 | 1232 | 1280 | 1526 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:19PM1.77m | 7:54AM1.65m | 8:17PM1.73m | 8:48AM1.66m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:50AM0.49m | 2:02PM0.46m | 2:44AM0.51m | 3:01PM0.49m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 23 | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 425 | 318 | 293 | 254 | 184 | 2773 | 2854 | 2962 | 2337 | 2245 | 1916 | 1578 | 1210 | 1131 | 1232 | 1280 | 1526 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 398 | 387 | 382 | 372 | 362 | 352 | 342 | 328 | 236 | 229 | 225 | 178 | 175 | 172 | 170 | 109 | 103 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 25 | S 24 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | S 21 | S 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 13 | 286 | 549 | — | — | — | — | 1091 | 335 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | 17 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 38 |
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