Surf Forecasts:
Lyall Bay surf forecast from 11 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 17 Jun, 12PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period, S swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 17 Jun, 12PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period, S swell with 366 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 13 Jun, 3AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S 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 Saturday (Jun 13) at 3AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 4s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Lyall Bay in the next 16 days are 1.0m 13s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jun 17) at 12PM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.9m 6s period and expected on Monday (Jun 15) at 3PM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3AM (Sat 13th Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 12PM (Wed 17th Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 12PM (Wed 17th Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Lyall Bay over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 10°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 12 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 446 | 229 | 131 | 48 | 59 | 137 | 102 | 63 | 59 | 101 | 119 | 83 | 281 | 165 | 69 | 157 | 117 | 188 | 355 | 168 | 164 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | on | on | on | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on |
High Tide | 1:25AM1.63m | 1:51PM1.70m | 2:22AM1.66m | 2:47PM1.77m | 3:22AM1.68m | 3:44PM1.83m | 4:23AM1.69m | 4:42PM1.87m | 5:22AM1.70m | 5:41PM1.89m | 6:21AM1.70m | 6:41PM1.88m | 7:20AM1.69m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:34AM0.64m | 8:03PM0.63m | 8:28AM0.64m | 9:04PM0.61m | 9:28AM0.62m | 10:07PM0.58m | 10:30AM0.58m | 11:11PM0.55m | 11:30AM0.54m | 00:15AM0.51m | 12:28PM0.49m | 1:17AM0.48m | 1:26PM0.46m | ||||||||
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 | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:46 | — |
 | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | 4:57 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 12 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | S 6 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 446 | 229 | 131 | 48 | 59 | 137 | 102 | 63 | 59 | 101 | 119 | 83 | 66 | 80 | 53 | 157 | 117 | 188 | 355 | 168 | 164 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | S 5 | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSE 11 | SSW 9 | SE 10 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 12 | S 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 42 | 21 | 24 | 10 | 29 | 51 | 44 | 41 | 56 | 15 | 27 | 41 | 93 | 11 | 69 | 4 | 100 | 96 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 18 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | — | NW 4 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | S 16 | SE 9 | SE 13 | SE 12 | N 6 | SSW 12 | S 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 28 | — | 1 | 16 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 25 | 22 | 1 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | — | S 4 | — | NNW 3 | NW 4 | — | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | NNW 3 | NW 5 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | SSW 4 | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | 10 | — | 5 | 16 | — | 19 | 26 | 133 | 160 | 244 | 281 | 165 | — | 10 | 51 | 22 | 51 | 12 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 38 | 59 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 59 | 77 | 63 | 63 | 110 | 59 | 0 | 63 | 38 | 0 | 63 | 77 | 108 |
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