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Loisell's surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 17 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.6° 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 10PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Loisell's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 972 | 121 | 115 | 82 | 81 | 55 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 53 | 314 | 324 | 341 | 571 | 943 | 1019 | 597 | 392 | 523 | 408 | 525 | 305 | 269 | 340 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:11PM 1.64 | 6:30AM 1.68 | 7:02PM 1.71 | 7:23AM 1.69 | 7:53PM 1.75 | 8:18AM 1.70 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:07AM 0.34 | 12:39PM 0.23 | 1:02AM 0.31 | 1:28PM 0.21 | 1:54AM 0.28 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - |
| Sunset | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 |
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