
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Delaware Bay (East end) today (13 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Delaware Bay (East end) at 3AM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 13). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (13 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Delaware Bay (East end). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Mon 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 15 | N 15 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 5 | N 4 | N 4 | N 13 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | N 13 | NNW 4 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | N 12 | N 12 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 88 | 82 | 143 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:33AM3.02m | 12:51PM3.11m | 1:09AM2.90m | 1:29PM2.99m | 1:49AM2.76m | 2:11PM2.85m | 2:34AM2.62m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:38AM0.40m | 7:03PM0.47m | 7:16AM0.52m | 7:43PM0.60m | 7:56AM0.66m | 8:27PM0.73m | |||||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | 8:23 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 5 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | N 4 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 13 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | — | — | — | N 12 | NW 18 | NW 17 | — |
58 | 50 | 36 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 18 | — | — | — | 3 | 12 | 12 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | NW 15 | SW 3 | NW 7 | NW 15 | NW 14 | WNW 7 | NW 14 | NW 7 | NW 14 | NW 14 | — | NW 13 | NW 13 | N 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 6 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | — |
9 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 7 | — | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 15 | N 15 | NW 15 | — | N 14 | N 14 | NW 14 | N 13 | NW 14 | N 13 | N 13 | NW 13 | N 13 | N 13 | W 6 | N 12 | NW 6 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 4 | 9 | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | NNW 5 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NNW 6 |
4 | 4 | — | — | 8 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 129 | 309 | 346 | 176 | 88 | 82 | 143 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 8 | 121 | 8 | 8 | 94 | 56 | 112 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 94 | 97 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 117 | 117 | 20 | 20 | 105 |
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