
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Delaware Bay (East end) today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Delaware Bay (East end) at 1AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Delaware Bay (East end). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | 33 | 49 | 46 | 35 | 49 | 49 | 62 | 138 | 231 | 651 | 397 | 294 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:02PM3.10m | 10:20AM3.00m | 10:38PM3.22m | 10:56AM3.09m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:15AM0.40m | 4:26PM0.34m | 4:51AM0.28m | 5:02PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | NW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 17 | — | — | — | NW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 15 | NW 15 |
8 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 35 | 49 | 49 | 29 | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 112 | 489 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | — | — | — | — | NW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 20 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 18 | NW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 4 | — | — | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
5 | 33 | 49 | 46 | 9 | — | — | 62 | 138 | 231 | 651 | 397 | 294 | 330 | 423 | 574 | 671 | 573 | 399 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 56 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 56 | 8 | 123 | 127 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 123 | 123 | 117 | 117 | 20 |
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