Surf Forecasts:
Lyall Bay surf forecast from 9 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 11 Aug, 9PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 15 Aug, 6PM (local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 10s period, S swell with 4,105 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 11 Aug, 9PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Lyall Bay this week:
The surf forecast for Lyall Bay over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 11) at 9PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.5m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 13s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Lyall Bay in the next 16 days are 5.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 15) at 6PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 5s period and expected on Monday (Aug 10) at 3AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9PM (Tue 11th Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 9PM (Tue 11th Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 6PM (Sat 15th Aug) | 16ft (5.0m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Lyall Bay over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the S by Mon morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu night, near gales from the S by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 200 | 136 | 128 | 86 | 407 | 528 | 370 | 219 | 104 | 52 | 52 | 32 | 187 | 44 | 33 | 34 | 471 | 2893 | 3645 | 3413 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:42AM1.62m | 2:07PM1.78m | 2:41AM1.61m | 3:04PM1.79m | 3:41AM1.60m | 4:02PM1.77m | 4:39AM1.60m | 5:01PM1.75m | 5:37AM1.60m | 6:00PM1.72m | 6:34AM1.61m | 6:58PM1.68m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:30PM0.52m | 7:49AM0.51m | 8:24PM0.50m | 8:45AM0.49m | 9:22PM0.50m | 9:45AM0.47m | 10:24PM0.51m | 10:46AM0.45m | 11:28PM0.53m | 11:45AM0.45m | 00:28AM0.54m | 12:44PM0.47m | 1:24AM0.56m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — |
 | 5:32 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:38 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 4 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 1 | -1 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | E 11 | E 12 |
| kJ | 200 | 136 | 128 | 86 | 118 | 528 | 370 | 219 | 104 | 47 | 52 | 26 | 34 | 44 | 33 | 34 | 41 | 20 | 21 | 171 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | S 16 | WNW 5 | S 5 | NNW 8 | SSE 11 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 10 | ESE 7 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 15 | ESE 14 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 163 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 52 | 20 | 32 | 20 | 28 | 16 | 21 | 20 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 15 | S 14 | N 8 | S 18 | S 16 | S 15 | ESE 10 | NNW 8 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 6 | — | 24 | 23 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NW 5 | — | SSW 5 | S 8 | — | — | ENE 2 | NNE 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 4 | E 8 | — | — | S 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 10 |
| kJ | 188 | 129 | — | 37 | 407 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 187 | — | — | 3 | 471 | 2893 | 3645 | 3413 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 63 | 63 | 6 | 186 | 59 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 38 | 110 | 129 | 63 |
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