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Lat Long: 41.33° S 174.80° E

Lyall Bay Surf Photo: 'Dawn Break' by Tim Tracy

Issued: 11 pm 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lyall Bay sea temperature is

13.6°C

1.4°

Lyall Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	N	NNW	S	ENE
	11 s	off	5 s	11 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 January at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Lyall Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	NNW	NNW	S	ENE
	5 s	off	5 s	11 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 January at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Lyall Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	NNW	NNW	S	S
	5 s	off	5 s	11 s	21 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 January at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Lyall Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	N	N	S	SSE
	6 s	off	6 s	11 s	20 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 January at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Lyall Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	N	N	S	S
	6 s	off	6 s	11 s	19 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 January at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Lyall Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	N	N	S	S
	6 s	off	6 s	10 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 January at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Lyall Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	N	N	N	S	S
	6 s	off	6 s	10 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 January at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Lyall Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	NNW	N	S	S
	16 s	cross- off	6 s	16 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 January at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Lyall Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	NNW	N	S	N
	15 s	off	6 s	15 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 January at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Lyall Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	S	S	S	NNW
	15 s	on	15 s	15 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 January at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Lyall Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SSE	S	N	NNW
	14 s	on	14 s	5 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 January at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Lyall Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SSE	S	N	SSW
	14 s	on	14 s	5 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 January at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Lyall Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SSE	SSE	S	NNW
	14 s	cross- on	6 s	14 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 January at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Lyall Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SSE	SSE	S	NNW
	14 s	cross- on	7 s	14 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 13 January at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Lyall Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SSE	SSE	S	NNW
	13 s	cross- on	7 s	13 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 January at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Lyall Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SE		SSE	S
	13 s	cross- on		7 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 January at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Lyall Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	E		S	S
	13 s	glass		12 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 January at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Lyall Bay around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 2 hours and 12 minutes before high water (rising spring tide). Tide height was 1.4m (4.5 ft). Range 1.50m (4.9 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Lyall Bay Surf Photo: 'Dawn Break' by Tim Tracy

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User: Tim Tracy (1 photo)

Country: New Zealand (2476 photos)

Photo taken at: 5:59 am 13 Jan 2016