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Lyall Bay-Bombora

Lat Long: 41.34° S 174.80° E

Lyall Bay-Bombora Surf Photo: 'From the Wall' by Rob Davies

Issued: 5 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Lyall Bay-Bombora sea temperature is

13.0° C

0.9°

Lyall Bay-Bombora 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	NNW	NNW	S	ESE
	10 s	cross- off	5 s	10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 September at 3 pm

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	NNW	NNW	S	ESE
	10 s	off	5 s	10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 September at 6 pm

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	NNW	NNW	S	ESE
	10 s	off	5 s	10 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 September at 9 pm

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	NNW	NNW	S	ESE
	10 s	cross- off	5 s	10 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 September at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Lyall Bay-Bombora 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	cross- off	5 s	10 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 September at 3 am

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	NNW	NNW	S	S
	17 s	off	6 s	9 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 September at 6 am

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	N	N	S	S
	16 s	off	5 s	16 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 September at 9 am

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	N	N	S	S
	15 s	off	5 s	15 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 September at 12 pm

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	NNW	NNW	S	S
	14 s	off	5 s	14 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 September at 3 pm

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	NNW	NNW	S	S
	13 s	off	6 s	13 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 September at 6 pm

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	NNW	NNW	S	NW
	12 s	off	5 s	12 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 September at 9 pm

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	N	N	S	NW
	12 s	off	5 s	12 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 September at 12 am

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	N	N	S	NW
	12 s	off	5 s	12 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 September at 3 am

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	NNE	N	S	NW
	11 s	cross- off	5 s	11 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 September at 6 am

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	NNE	N	S	NW
	11 s	off	4 s	11 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 September at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Lyall Bay-Bombora 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	ESE
	10 s	off	5 s	10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 September at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Lyall Bay-Bombora 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	SSW
	6 s	cross- off	6 s	10 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 September at 3 pm

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

Image captured 2 hours and 38 minutes before high water (rising spring tide). Tide height was 1.3m (4.2 ft). Range 1.48m (4.9 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Lyall Bay-Bombora Surf Photo: 'From the Wall' by Rob Davies

Mostly much too small but occasionally there was a surfable wave.

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User: Rob Davies (1346 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2475 photos)

Photo taken at: 3:41 pm 21 Sep 2013