Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Delaware Bay (East end) today (16 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Delaware Bay (East end) at 1PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Delaware Bay (East end). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 138 | 230 | 143 | 83 | 92 | 117 | 199 | 396 | 738 | 520 | 302 | 197 | 140 | 87 | 49 | 29 | 19 | 11 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:26AM3.18m | 12:45PM3.12m | 1:02AM2.97m | 1:22PM2.92m | 1:41AM2.74m | 2:05PM2.70m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:32AM0.29m | 6:52PM0.43m | 7:08AM0.51m | 7:31PM0.66m | 7:48AM0.75m | 8:16PM0.89m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 |
| kJ | 25 | 31 | 31 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 520 | 302 | 197 | 140 | 87 | 49 | 29 | 88 | 87 | 121 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 15 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 74 | 102 | 133 | 127 | 90 | 89 | 19 | 11 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 2 | SW 3 | — | NW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 30 | 138 | 230 | 143 | 83 | 92 | 117 | 199 | 396 | 738 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 100 | 121 | 121 | 117 | 22 | 117 | 121 | 97 | 97 | 117 | 117 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 56 | 112 | 56 | 56 |
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