About

Good little waves when the bars are working well.
The proposed site of an artificial reef project.

Atmosphere:
As most city beaches it can get crowded, especailly in summer. There is little localisim as so many people surf there. A great place to learn, but once you've passed the beginner stage
the are big and better waves in the area.
Also remember due to the close proxsimity of the south island this can limit the ammount of swell that gets in to Wellington. So when Wellington gets good you know the Wairarapa is going off.

Additional Info:
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ORIGINAL
Lyall Bay has one main spot "The Wall" which is a very good left hander,breaking off a break wall at the eastern end of the beach. The rest of 1500 meters of beach is made up of avrage beach breaks, nothing flash.
There is also a bombora off shore which is rearly surfed, and only breaks on a large swell.

Location

Access

Get directions to the airport and Lyall Bay is on the west side of it. Wellington is a small city so it will be very easy to find.

Wave Characteristics

Ideal Conditions

Crowd

Dangers

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Videos

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