
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Delaware Bay (East end) today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Delaware Bay (East end) at 11AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Delaware Bay (East end). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NNW 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 13 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
38 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 35 | 91 | 120 | 168 | 221 | 272 | 259 | 215 | 118 | 73 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:18AM2.95m | 8:46PM3.23m | 9:13AM3.15m | 9:37PM3.43m | 10:02AM3.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:09AM0.50m | 2:30PM0.41m | 3:04AM0.27m | 3:22PM0.21m | 3:52AM0.08m | 4:07PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 5 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 18 | NNW 14 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NNW 7 |
38 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 91 | 120 | 168 | 13 | 21 | 44 | 39 | 61 | 73 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 19 | NW 19 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 18 | N 15 | NW 18 | NW 19 | NW 20 | NW 19 | NNW 11 |
8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 25 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 47 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 18 | NW 21 | NW 20 | NW 13 | NW 13 | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 14 | N 7 | NE 4 | N 16 | NW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 18 |
— | 6 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 7 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | N 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 221 | 272 | 259 | 215 | 118 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 102 | 56 | 56 | 123 | 56 | 119 | 112 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 112 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 29 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
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