Surf Forecasts:
Loisell's surf forecast from 30 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 1 Jul, 9AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period, S swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 1 Jul, 6AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period, S swell with 1,045 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 1 Jul, 9AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 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 Wednesday (Jul 01) at 9AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.5m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 1.8m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Loisell's in the next 16 days are 1.6m 14s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 01) at 6AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.5m 6s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 05) at 3PM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9AM (Wed 1st Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 9AM (Wed 1st Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 6AM (Wed 1st Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Loisell's over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1327 | 881 | 683 | 828 | 615 | 524 | 575 | 792 | 738 | 714 | 556 | 459 | 382 | 294 | 242 | 285 | 277 | 573 | 168 | 194 | 184 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:06AM1.52m | 7:40PM1.61m | 7:47AM1.54m | 8:19PM1.61m | 8:25AM1.54m | 8:58PM1.60m | 9:03AM1.53m | 9:40PM1.60m | 9:42AM1.51m | 10:21PM1.60m | 10:24AM1.49m | 11:01PM1.60m | 11:11AM1.49m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 00:53AM0.50m | 1:04PM0.40m | 1:34AM0.47m | 1:44PM0.38m | 2:15AM0.44m | 2:23PM0.35m | 2:56AM0.42m | 3:03PM0.33m | 3:39AM0.40m | 3:43PM0.33m | 4:22AM0.38m | 4:24PM0.36m | 5:06AM0.35m | 5:09PM0.40m | |||||||
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 | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — |
 | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:59 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 7 | E 10 | NNE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 838 | 627 | 643 | 828 | 615 | 524 | 575 | 792 | 738 | 714 | 556 | 459 | 382 | 294 | 242 | 142 | 194 | 392 | 168 | 194 | 184 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 8 | SSW 12 | S 8 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 10 | E 10 | S 15 | E 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 1327 | 881 | 683 | 496 | 257 | 189 | 121 | 21 | 30 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 196 | 4 | 106 | 157 | 121 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 10 | S 8 | SSW 12 | SSE 8 | S 15 | NE 11 | — | NE 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 23 | ENE 12 | SW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 112 | 94 | 37 | 51 | 11 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 46 | 6 | 28 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 8 | — | — | SSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 48 | 90 | 131 | 285 | 277 | 573 | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 268 |
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