Lyall Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.80° E

Lyall Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lyall Bay sea temperature is
11.8° C
0.5° 

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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 6PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (14 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (14 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
SSW
9
0.1
S
18
0.1
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
ESE
14
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
ESE
15
0.3
ESE
16
0.4
ESE
17
0.4
ESE
16
0.5
ESE
16
0.7
ESE
16
0.8
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
8
7
6
4
14
13
12
26
25
24
23
23
36
22
23
23
47
52
93
107
147
223
276
Wind (km/h)
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
45
NW
40
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
45
NW
45
NW
45
NW
25
NW
10
WNW
5
NNE
0
NE
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
4:20PM1.85m
5:00AM1.65m
5:20PM1.84m
5:59AM1.65m
6:20PM1.81m
Low Tide
10:06AM0.51m
10:48PM0.52m
11:06AM0.48m
11:52PM0.50m
12:05PM0.45m
00:53AM0.49m
cloud
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clear
clear
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part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:41
7:41
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5:08
5:09
5:10
5:12
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
12
11
10
10
9
Feels °C
6
6
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
8
6
7
7
7
6
5
5
8
11
11
10
9
8
7
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