Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lyall Bay today (01 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lyall Bay at 9PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 01). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Lyall Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue afternoon, near gales from the NNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4112 | 3770 | 3168 | 2570 | 2059 | 1778 | 1609 | 3482 | 2313 | 1894 | 1514 | 1191 | 912 | 584 | 480 | 336 | 266 | 198 | 191 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | 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 | 8:18PM1.56m | 8:38AM1.62m | 9:10PM1.59m | 9:27AM1.67m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:06PM0.65m | 2:39AM0.67m | 3:02PM0.62m | 3:27AM0.63m | 3:55PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 4112 | 3770 | 3168 | 2570 | 2059 | 1778 | 1609 | 3482 | 2313 | 1894 | 1514 | 1191 | 912 | 584 | 480 | 336 | 266 | 198 | 191 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | — | SE 13 | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 287 | 716 | 1009 | 1313 | — | 7 | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 54 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 62 | 198 | 191 | 154 | 202 | 260 | 292 | 292 | 326 | 337 | 209 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 63 | 63 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 55 | 54 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 |
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