Loisell's surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 03 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
20.2° 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 5PM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Mar)13ft (4.0m)10s
Afternoon (03 Mar)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (03 Mar)13ft (4.0m)10s

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


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Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
!
!
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
S
4
S
4
S
4
S
4
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4.5
SSE
4
SSE
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.3
SE
2.5
SE
2.3
SE
2.1
SE
2
SE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
Period(s) (?)101011101011111212121111111010121211111010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)307434123534364338334153459654725176422730992756156514341164189114991072868622459390328300
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:01AM
1.69
7:22PM
1.56
7:47AM
1.68
8:12PM
1.59
8:32AM
1.65
8:58PM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:03PM
0.31
1:14AM
0.27
1:53PM
0.26
2:05AM
0.26
2:39PM
0.23
2:54AM
0.26
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sunrise-------6:52-------6:52-------6:54
Sunset---7:45-------7:44-------7:42----
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
42211111----------------
Temp. °C111214141313131314141716141413121517171717151414
Feels °C (?)45675567991212121211111415141416151313
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