
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Delaware Bay (East end) today (01 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Delaware Bay (East end) at 11PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s 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 cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Delaware Bay (East end). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | ESE 3 | NW 15 | NW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
32 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:57AM3.15m | 2:22PM3.13m | 2:49AM2.91m | 3:20PM2.92m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:44PM0.25m | 8:04AM0.34m | 8:33PM0.47m | 8:56AM0.58m | 9:34PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 10 |
9 | 24 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 46 | 65 | 58 | 22 | 14 | 24 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 15 | NNW 5 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 16 | WNW 5 | N 5 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NNW 5 | — | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 11 | NW 15 |
— | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 17 | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 16 | — | — | — | — | NW 15 | NW 15 | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 15 | E 7 |
— | — | 11 | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | — | 5 | 5 | 8 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 2 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 |
32 | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 100 | 100 | 97 | 117 | 110 | 94 | 117 | 105 | 105 | 78 |
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