Lyall Bay surf break

Lyall Bay surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 11 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Lyall Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Lyall Bay sea temperature is
16.9° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 3AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (12 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (12 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)6777888899910111010101010101414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)221528313352758014111913316316115214911477553610666636259
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
SW
20
N
45
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
45
NW
45
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:58PM
1.53
12:17PM
1.46
12:42AM
1.54
1:03PM
1.46
1:27AM
1.55
1:52PM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:20AM
0.64
6:19PM
0.67
6:58AM
0.64
7:01PM
0.66
7:39AM
0.65
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise----6:47-------6:48-------6:48---
Sunset------5:54-------5:52-------5:52-
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----16915121--------------
Temp. °C161617171717171717171717171818171616151516161615
Feels °C (?)141517181716171715151410101211989789899
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