Surf Forecasts:
Loisell's surf forecast from 7 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 14 Aug, 9AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period, NNE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 14 Aug, 6PM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 9s period, NNE swell with 3,056 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 8 Aug, 12AM (local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with S swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Loisell's this week:
The surf forecast for Loisell's over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 08) at 12AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.4m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Loisell's in the next 16 days are 4.5m 9s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 14) at 6PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.8m 6s period and expected on Wednesday (Aug 12) at 3PM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 12AM (Sat 8th Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 9AM (Fri 14th Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 6PM (Fri 14th Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Loisell's over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1675 | 2122 | 1298 | 1179 | 663 | 545 | 390 | 441 | 275 | 163 | 350 | 347 | 330 | 254 | 115 | 67 | 317 | 127 | 107 | 263 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | glassy | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:57AM1.57m | 1:34PM1.56m | 1:56AM1.58m | 2:42PM1.59m | 3:02AM1.59m | 3:54PM1.64m | 4:08AM1.61m | 5:00PM1.73m | 5:11AM1.63m | 5:55PM1.80m | 6:09AM1.65m | 6:46PM1.83m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:37PM0.44m | 7:05AM0.34m | 7:41PM0.46m | 8:07AM0.36m | 8:46PM0.46m | 9:12AM0.34m | 9:51PM0.45m | 10:15AM0.30m | 10:53PM0.41m | 11:12AM0.25m | 11:53PM0.36m | 12:05PM0.23m | 00:48AM0.30m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | 5:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 2 | — | 5 |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 1675 | 2122 | 1298 | 1179 | 663 | 545 | 381 | 441 | 275 | 163 | 350 | 347 | 330 | 254 | 115 | 67 | 199 | 127 | 43 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SE 11 | SSE 16 | SE 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | E 12 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 16 | SE 11 | S 10 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 10 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 440 | 119 | 412 | 57 | 89 | 301 | 390 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 16 | 158 | 134 | 25 | 40 | 55 | 70 | 61 | 17 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | NE 14 | SE 12 | ENE 13 | SE 9 | E 13 | E 12 | NE 12 | N 9 | SE 14 | NE 11 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 11 | NE 10 | SSE 7 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 324 | 8 | 86 | 17 | 29 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 59 | 50 | 19 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | — | NNE 7 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 63 | 204 | 317 | — | 107 | 263 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 32 |
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