
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Delaware Bay (East end) today (15 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Delaware Bay (East end) at 12AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Delaware Bay (East end). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
138 | 134 | 158 | 134 | 85 | 70 | 51 | 40 | 38 | 23 | 36 | 67 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 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-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 9:48PM3.44m | 10:15AM3.29m | 10:38PM3.55m | 11:04AM3.35m | 11:26PM3.59m | 11:50AM3.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:05AM0.10m | 4:22PM0.08m | 4:53AM0.00m | 5:08PM0.03m | 5:39AM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | |
5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 20 | — | NNW 13 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 16 | NW 16 | — | — | NW 16 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 15 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 15 | NW 16 |
15 | — | 17 | 134 | 85 | 70 | 51 | 40 | 38 | 198 | 121 | — | — | 87 | 98 | 63 | 34 | 57 | 40 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 35 | 64 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 18 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | — | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
— | — | 13 | 38 | 38 | 147 | 219 | 208 | 198 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 86 | 60 | 58 | — | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 18 | NW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 33 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | NW 6 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
138 | 134 | 158 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 36 | 67 | 155 | 184 | — | — | — | 38 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 12 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 56 | 22 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 56 | 56 | 8 |
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