
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Delaware Bay (East end) today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Delaware Bay (East end) at 6PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Delaware Bay (East end). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu night, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 14 | NNW 15 | NW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 1 | 21 | 84 | 80 | 80 | 138 | 499 | 639 | 637 | 576 | 428 | 362 | 277 | 243 | 212 | 172 | 128 | 785 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:41PM2.56m | 5:06AM2.47m | 5:46PM2.51m | 6:15AM2.43m | 6:52PM2.55m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:16AM0.87m | 10:51PM1.01m | 11:21AM0.98m | 00:03AM1.06m | 12:30PM0.99m | ||||||||||||||||
7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | — | NW 13 | NW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 18 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 14 | NNW 15 | NW 15 |
8 | 8 | 8 | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 277 | 243 | 212 | 172 | 128 | 785 | 711 | 489 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 13 | NNW 17 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 13 | SW 4 | — | — |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 30 | 46 | 71 | 75 | 249 | 3 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | — | — | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | WSW 3 |
— | 1 | 21 | 84 | 80 | 80 | 138 | 499 | 639 | 637 | 576 | 428 | 362 | — | — | — | 10 | 17 | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 100 | 182 | 182 | 121 | 12 | 436 | 130 | 20 | 20 | 131 | 121 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 217 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
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