Loisell's 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.45° S 178.30° E

Issued: 5 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Loisell's sea temperature is

15.1° C

Loisell's surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Loisell's today (17 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Loisell's at 1PM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	16s
Afternoon (17 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	15s
Evening (17 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 17							Saturday 18								Sunday 19
	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	5	5	5	4	2	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	S 23	ESE 13	S 21	S 20	S 19	S 19	S 18	S 18	S 17	SE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1415	1547	1629	1743	1676	1467	1447	1428	1279	1261	1227	1080	971	1575	820	3503	3112	2730	2308	2092	2000	1689	341
Wind (km/h)	WSW	W	W	ENE	ENE	NNE	N	N	N	NNW	WNW	WSW	S	SW	WNW	W	W	WSW	W	S	S	SSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off
High Tide			8:15AM1.74m				8:47PM1.87m					9:06AM1.72m				9:38PM1.81m				9:58AM1.68m
Low Tide	2:01AM0.33m				2:11PM0.22m				2:52AM0.30m					3:03PM0.25m				3:43AM0.28m				3:54PM0.30m


	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	10	10	13	12	11	11	10	10	9	9	13	14	11	10	9	9	9	10	13	12	12	11
Feels °C	8	8	9	12	10	9	9	8	8	7	7	10	11	10	8	7	7	7	7	10	9	10	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	S 22	S 21	S 20	S 19	S 19	S 18	S 18	S 17	S 16
kJ	1415	1547	1629	1743	1676	1467	1447	1428	1279	1261	1227	1080	971	845	2492	3503	3112	2730	2308	2092	2000	1689	1347
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	S 5	S 5	S 6	S 9	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 11	S 11	S 23	ESE 13	ESE 13	SE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	SE 13	ESE 13	SE 12	SE 12
kJ	25	18	17	23	173	459	556	461	318	260	239	338	289	1575	820	808	711	581	572	494	437	353	341
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 18	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 14	N 4	S 19	SSW 25	S 11	S 11	—	—	S 24	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	25	24	23	24	108	198	168	110	100	7	29	207	274	224	—	—	278	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 5	SSW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 3	—	—	SSW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	26	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	—	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	2	4	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	35	7	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	2	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	9	4	5	8	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	6	7	7	6	9	9	9	8	8	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

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