Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 5AM is: 2.5m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue night, calm by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 193 | 135 | 589 | 743 | 806 | 984 | 816 | 759 | 411 | 430 | 412 | 421 | 383 | 341 | 280 | 274 | 229 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:26AM1.44m | 1:47PM1.52m | 2:12AM1.43m | 2:32PM1.52m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:23PM0.67m | 7:26AM0.70m | 8:02PM0.68m | 8:09AM0.69m | 8:45PM0.69m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 7 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 12 | S 15 | ESE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 193 | 135 | 14 | 121 | 13 | 222 | 160 | 123 | 110 | 74 | 412 | 421 | 383 | 341 | 280 | 274 | 229 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NNW 5 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 80 | 81 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 48 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 75 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 15 |
| kJ | 23 | 22 | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NW 3 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 7 | S 8 | — | — | — | WNW 2 | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 589 | 743 | 806 | 984 | 816 | 759 | 411 | 430 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 0 | 169 | 139 | 63 | 153 | 110 | 110 | 59 | 59 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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