What are the current surf conditions at Lyall Bay (Bombora)?

Lyall Bay (Bombora) currently has varying wave conditions. Check the live forecast above for real-time wave heights, wind conditions, and tide information updated every 6 hours.

What's the best time to surf Lyall Bay (Bombora)?

The best time to surf Lyall Bay (Bombora) is typically when swell comes from the E direction. Check the tide charts and wind forecasts above for optimal surfing conditions.

Lyall Bay (Bombora) Surf Report & Forecast

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🌬️ WIND

9
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🌊 SWELL

1.4
ft

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SWELL
HEIGHT

1.4ft

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SWELL
PERIOD

10s

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WIND GUSTS

9kt

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AIR TEMP

15°C

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SECONDARY
SWELL

1.1ft @
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0mm

SURF QUALITY

Fair conditions - still worth a paddle. Small 1.4ft waves with quality 10s ground swell and 9kt offshore winds Note: winds from N would be better.

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Saturday

Apr 4

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.6-2.2ft 💨 7-25kt 🌡️ 14-17°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	2.2ft	11s	S	25kt	NNW	35kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	11s	S	24kt	NNW	34kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	2ft	11s	S	23kt	NNW	33kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	11s	S	21kt	NNW	32kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	11s	S	20kt	NNW	29kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	10s	S	18kt	NNW	27kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	10s	S	16kt	NNW	25kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	10s	S	13kt	WNW	19kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	10s	S	11kt	W	14kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	10s	S	9kt	SW	8kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	10s	S	9kt	SW	9kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	10s	S	9kt	SSW	9kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	10s	S	10kt	SSW	9kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.2ft	10s	S	9kt	SSW	9kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	10s	S	9kt	SSW	9kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	10s	S	9kt	S	8kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	10s	S	8kt	S	8kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	10s	S	8kt	S	8kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	10s	S	7kt	S	7kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	10s	S	8kt	S	7kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.8ft	9s	S	8kt	S	8kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	9s	S	8kt	S	8kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0.7ft	9s	SE	9kt	S	9kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	9s	ESE	9kt	S	9kt	14°C	17°C	0mm

Sunday

Apr 5

POOR6 good hours

🌊 0.5-2.4ft 💨 5-11kt 🌡️ 14-17°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	9s	E	9kt	S	10kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	11s	ESE	10kt	SSE	10kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	13s	SSE	10kt	SSE	10kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	15s	SSW	11kt	SSE	11kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	15s	SSW	11kt	SSE	11kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	15s	SSW	11kt	SSE	11kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	15s	SSW	11kt	SSE	11kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	15s	SSW	10kt	SE	11kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	15s	SSW	10kt	SE	10kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	14s	SSW	10kt	SE	10kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	14s	SSW	9kt	SE	10kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1ft	14s	SSW	9kt	SE	10kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	14s	SSW	8kt	SE	9kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	14s	SSW	7kt	ESE	9kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	14s	SSW	7kt	ESE	9kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	14s	SSW	6kt	E	8kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	1.4ft	11s	SSW	6kt	E	8kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	1.9ft	9s	S	6kt	E	8kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	2.4ft	6s	S	6kt	E	8kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	2.3ft	6s	S	6kt	ENE	9kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	2.2ft	6s	S	6kt	ENE	11kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	2.1ft	6s	S	7kt	ENE	13kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	8s	S	6kt	E	11kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	1.2ft	9s	SSW	5kt	ESE	10kt	17°C	17°C	0mm

Monday

Apr 6

POOR2 good hours

🌊 0.8-2.0ft 💨 5-17kt 🌡️ 15-19°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	0.8ft	11s	SSW	5kt	SE	8kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	9s	SSW	7kt	ESE	11kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	7s	S	9kt	ESE	13kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	6s	S	12kt	ESE	16kt	19°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.4ft	7s	S	12kt	E	16kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	9s	S	11kt	E	16kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	1.1ft	10s	SSW	11kt	E	16kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	10s	SSW	13kt	ENE	21kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	10s	SSW	15kt	ENE	26kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	10s	SSW	17kt	ENE	31kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	10s	SSW	17kt	NE	31kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	10s	SSW	17kt	NE	30kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	10s	SSW	17kt	NE	29kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	10s	SSW	16kt	NE	28kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	10s	SSW	14kt	NE	26kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	10s	SSW	13kt	NE	24kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	10s	SSW	14kt	NE	25kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	10s	SSW	15kt	NE	27kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	10s	SSW	16kt	NE	28kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	10s	SSW	15kt	NE	27kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	10s	SSW	15kt	NE	26kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	10s	SSW	14kt	NE	24kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	9s	SSE	13kt	NE	21kt	17°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	2ft	8s	SE	11kt	NE	18kt	18°C	17°C	0mm

Tuesday

Apr 7

POOR4 good hours

🌊 0.9-2.9ft 💨 3-20kt 🌡️ 15-19°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	2.4ft	7s	E	10kt	NE	14kt	19°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	2.5ft	7s	E	8kt	NNE	12kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	2.6ft	7s	E	6kt	N	10kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	2.7ft	8s	E	3kt	NW	7kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	2.8ft	8s	E	6kt	N	12kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	2.8ft	8s	E	9kt	NNE	16kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	2.9ft	8s	E	12kt	ENE	20kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	2.9ft	8s	E	13kt	ENE	21kt	17°C	18°C	0.1mm
8:00 AM	POOR	2.8ft	8s	E	14kt	NE	22kt	17°C	18°C	0.1mm
9:00 AM	POOR	2.8ft	8s	E	15kt	NE	23kt	16°C	18°C	0.2mm
10:00 AM	POOR	2.2ft	9s	SE	14kt	NE	23kt	16°C	18°C	0.3mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	9s	SSE	13kt	NE	22kt	15°C	18°C	0.5mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.9ft	10s	S	12kt	NE	22kt	15°C	18°C	0.7mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.5ft	9s	SSE	11kt	NE	20kt	15°C	18°C	0.9mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	2.1ft	9s	SE	11kt	NE	18kt	15°C	18°C	1.2mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	2.7ft	8s	E	10kt	NE	16kt	15°C	18°C	1.5mm
4:00 PM	POOR	2.7ft	9s	E	10kt	NE	15kt	15°C	18°C	1.3mm
5:00 PM	POOR	2.8ft	9s	E	10kt	NE	14kt	15°C	18°C	1.1mm
6:00 PM	POOR	2.8ft	9s	E	11kt	NE	13kt	15°C	18°C	0.9mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	2.8ft	9s	E	11kt	NE	14kt	15°C	18°C	0.6mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	2.8ft	9s	E	11kt	NNE	16kt	15°C	18°C	0.3mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	2.7ft	9s	E	12kt	NNE	18kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	2.7ft	9s	E	16kt	NNE	23kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	2.6ft	9s	E	20kt	N	29kt	17°C	18°C	0mm

Wednesday

Apr 8

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 1.9-2.6ft 💨 16-28kt 🌡️ 16-17°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	2.6ft	9s	E	25kt	NNW	34kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	2.5ft	9s	E	26kt	NNW	35kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	2.4ft	10s	E	27kt	NNW	35kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	2.3ft	10s	E	28kt	NNW	36kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	2.2ft	10s	E	26kt	NNW	35kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	2.2ft	10s	E	25kt	NNW	34kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	10s	E	23kt	NNW	34kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	10s	E	23kt	NNW	33kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	10s	E	23kt	NNW	32kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	10s	E	22kt	NNW	31kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	10s	E	23kt	NNW	32kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	2ft	10s	E	23kt	NNW	32kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	2ft	10s	E	23kt	NNW	33kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	2ft	10s	E	22kt	NNW	32kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	2ft	10s	E	21kt	NNW	31kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	2ft	10s	E	20kt	NNW	30kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	2ft	10s	E	19kt	NNW	28kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	2ft	10s	E	18kt	NNW	27kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	2ft	10s	E	16kt	NNW	26kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	2ft	10s	E	17kt	NNW	27kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	2ft	10s	E	19kt	NNW	28kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	2ft	10s	E	20kt	NNW	29kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	2ft	10s	E	20kt	NNW	30kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	10s	E	21kt	NNW	31kt	17°C	18°C	0mm

Thursday

Apr 9

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 1.4-1.9ft 💨 9-29kt 🌡️ 13-17°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	10s	E	22kt	NNW	33kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	10s	E	21kt	NNW	30kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	10s	E	19kt	NNW	27kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	10s	E	17kt	NNW	25kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	10s	E	14kt	NW	20kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	10s	E	11kt	NW	14kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	10s	E	9kt	WNW	9kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	10s	E	10kt	W	10kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	10s	E	11kt	WSW	11kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	10s	E	12kt	SW	12kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	10s	E	15kt	SSW	16kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	10s	E	19kt	SSW	20kt	14°C	18°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	10s	E	22kt	SSW	23kt	14°C	18°C	0.1mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	10s	E	25kt	SSW	26kt	14°C	18°C	0.9mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	10s	E	27kt	SSW	29kt	13°C	18°C	1.7mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	10s	E	29kt	SSW	32kt	13°C	18°C	2.6mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	10s	E	28kt	SSW	30kt	13°C	18°C	2.4mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	10s	E	27kt	S	29kt	13°C	18°C	2.2mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	10s	E	25kt	S	28kt	13°C	18°C	2mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	10s	E	24kt	S	27kt	13°C	18°C	1.3mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	10s	E	23kt	S	26kt	13°C	18°C	0.7mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	10s	E	22kt	S	25kt	14°C	18°C	0.1mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	10s	E	21kt	S	24kt	14°C	18°C	0.1mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	10s	E	21kt	S	24kt	14°C	18°C	0mm

Friday

Apr 10

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 1.4-2.7ft 💨 8-21kt 🌡️ 13-14°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.4ft	10s	E	21kt	S	23kt	14°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1.4ft	10s	E	20kt	S	22kt	14°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.4ft	10s	E	19kt	S	21kt	14°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.4ft	10s	E	18kt	S	20kt	14°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	10s	E	17kt	SSE	19kt	14°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	10s	E	17kt	SSE	18kt	14°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	10s	E	16kt	SSE	18kt	14°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	10s	E	15kt	SSE	16kt	13°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	10s	E	13kt	SSE	15kt	13°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	10s	E	12kt	SSE	13kt	13°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	10s	E	11kt	SSE	13kt	13°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	11s	E	11kt	SE	12kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	11s	E	10kt	SE	11kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	11s	E	10kt	SE	11kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1.7ft	11s	E	9kt	SE	10kt	13°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	1.7ft	11s	E	8kt	SE	9kt	13°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	11s	E	9kt	SE	10kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	11s	E	10kt	SE	10kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	12s	E	10kt	SE	11kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	12s	E	9kt	SE	10kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	1.9ft	12s	E	9kt	SE	10kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	1.9ft	12s	E	8kt	SE	9kt	13°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	2.3ft	12s	ESE	9kt	SE	9kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	2.7ft	12s	ESE	9kt	SSE	9kt	14°C	17°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:1.2ft @ 11s

Wind Conditions:5-25kt NNW

Water Temperature:17°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Lyall Bay-Bombora in Wellington is an exposed reef break that only works when conditions are just right, with summer in particular tending to be flat. The best conditions occur when a South groundswell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North. The spot offers some shelter from northerly winds and remains surfable even in light onshore breezes. The break features a right-hand reef that can be surfable at all stages of the tide. It very rarely gets crowded here, though surfers should watch out for rocks. The best time of year for surfing Lyall Bay-Bombora with consistent, clean waves is during autumn, particularly the month of May.

Best Swell Direction: E

Bottom Type: Reef

Ideal Conditions

This spot performs best under these specific conditions. Forecasts take these into account when rating surf quality.

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