Loisell's surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 28 Aug 2025 NZST
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Loisell's surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Loisell's sea temperature is
14.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Loisell's today?

The current surf forecast for Loisell's at 1AM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (29 Aug)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (29 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

Table - waves today at Loisell's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
N
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
Period(s) (?)101010111010101010101010101010101010988899
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1227117310319917625984954283803162772141821711399189657010112512610191
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
15
NNW
10
NW
15
W
25
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
N
5
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:02PM
1.53
10:22AM
1.49
10:42PM
1.50
11:06AM
1.46
11:20PM
1.47
11:52AM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:04AM
0.30
4:15PM
0.38
4:42AM
0.34
4:57PM
0.45
5:21AM
0.40
5:43PM
0.52
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Sunrise----6:33-------6:31-------6:31---
Sunset------5:42-------5:42-------5:43-
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------------14-
Temp. °C151415141417161312121211131616141312131212121212
Feels °C (?)1211131091210666668121210101010101011118
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for East Cape

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Loisell's (moderate winds from the N at Gisborne Airport 36 km from Loisell's). A 2.2m swell from the ENE

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36 km away, 1 h 33 min ago

20 km/h
N
0.0
14.1
Air / Water (°C)
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