Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Loisell's today (16 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Loisell's at 12AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s 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 (16 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Loisell's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 15 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | SSW 5 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 265 | 178 | 135 | 98 | 40 | 120 | 39 | 26 | 5677 | 5388 | 5469 | 6238 | 7182 | 6971 | 5396 | 4445 | 3529 | 2810 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:36PM1.52m | 11:05AM1.57m | 11:16PM1.48m | 11:49AM1.54m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:18PM0.39m | 4:34AM0.34m | 5:01PM0.44m | 5:13AM0.41m | 5:46PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — |
mm | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNE 9 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 178 | 135 | 98 | 40 | 42 | 39 | 26 | 33 | 15 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 6 | SSW 6 | ENE 9 | NE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 18 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 29 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | S 14 | SSW 4 | SSW 10 | N 8 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 208 | 265 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 120 | 1136 | 5118 | 5677 | 5388 | 5469 | 6238 | 7182 | 6971 | 5396 | 4445 | 3529 | 2810 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 35 | 89 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 91 | 97 | 168 | 168 | 97 | 97 | 35 |
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