Lyall Bay

Lyall Bay is an S-facing beach break in Wellington, New Zealand. It picks up swell from SE to SSW, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 74% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the N: light winds or N breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while S onshores chop it up.

Break

Beach

Faces

S (180°)

Best swell

SE to SSW (145°–206°), 9 s or longer

Best wind

NW to NE offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

3–6 ft at the beach

Swell window

SE to SSW (145.5° to 206.5°)

Offshore wind

N

Tide

Model estimate

Wave buoy

None within 250 km

Cams

2 (2 play here)