Loisell's Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(East Cape, New Zealand)

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Loisell's Surf Guide

Loisells in East Cape is a fairly exposed beach break that has quite consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the north northwest. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the best swell direction is from the northeast. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. Best around mid tide when the tide is falling. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days. Watch out for rips and rocks.

Loisell's Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef	4	very consistent	17.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Loisell's:

The best conditions reported for surf at Loisell's occur when a East swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Loisell's (for consistent clean waves)?

decemberBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Loisell's with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of December. Clean surfable waves are typically found 29% of the time in December while 30% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 41% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

29%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

30%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

41%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Loisell's Location Map

Interactive Loisell's surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Loisell's is Gisborne Airport (GIS) in New Zealand, 37 km (23 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Loisell's is Whakatane Airport (WHK), also in New Zealand, 135 km (84 miles) away.

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Loisell's Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 06:10 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 07
ft, °F	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM
Wave (m)	S	S	E	E
Period (s)	14	14	9	9
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

Tides at Loisell's

Current tide and informaton

For Tolaga Bay (Cooks Cove), New Zealand, 8 km from Loisell's.

Next High Water: 09:59am | 1.47m

Next Low Water: 03:54pm | 0.44m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Loisell's Sea Temperature

The water temperature (17.2 °C) at Loisell's is relatively warm. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a summer wetsuit. Effective air temperature of 17.0 °C.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 17.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite