Surf Forecasts:
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Delaware Bay (East end). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the NNW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | W 4 | NW 14 | NW 15 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
97 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 65 | 185 | 0 | 128 | 0 | 39 | 27 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:18PM2.77m | 8:40AM2.74m | 9:00PM2.98m | 9:19AM2.93m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:34AM0.70m | 2:48PM0.61m | 3:14AM0.48m | 3:26PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 15 | — | — | — | NW 14 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 10 |
35 | 67 | 51 | 29 | 35 | 34 | 33 | — | — | — | 7 | 64 | 39 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 15 | — | — | — | — | N 18 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | — | NW 16 | NW 16 |
— | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 18 | NW 13 | NW 10 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 4 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | SW 3 | SW 3 | W 4 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | E 2 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | NNW 5 |
97 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 34 | 65 | 185 | 212 | 128 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 117 | 96 | 110 | 110 | 112 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
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