Surf Forecasts:
Loisell's surf forecast from 22 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 24 Jun, 9PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period, NE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 23 Jun, 6AM (local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 17s period, S swell with 3,347 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 23 Jun, 12AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 19s 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 Tuesday (Jun 23) at 12AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.5m and 19s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 8s. 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 2.4m 17s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jun 23) at 6AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.0m 8s period and expected on Saturday (Jun 27) at 12PM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 12AM (Tue 23rd Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) 19s |
| Best Surf | 9PM (Wed 24th Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 6AM (Tue 23rd Jun) | 8ft (2.4m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Loisell's over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the NNE by Wed night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 19 | S 16 | S 15 | S 13 | S 12 | NE 7 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | S 9 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 73 | 145 | 1566 | 2948 | 1428 | 609 | 374 | 483 | 2536 | 1295 | 1003 | 573 | 587 | 698 | 740 | 795 | 730 | 577 | 367 | 653 | 589 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:12PM1.58m | 00:39AM1.64m | 1:08PM1.54m | 1:29AM1.59m | 2:03PM1.52m | 2:19AM1.55m | 2:57PM1.50m | 3:10AM1.52m | 3:53PM1.51m | 4:00AM1.50m | 4:49PM1.53m | 4:48AM1.49m | 5:39PM1.56m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:03PM0.43m | 6:43AM0.37m | 6:59PM0.47m | 7:34AM0.40m | 7:57PM0.50m | 8:27AM0.42m | 8:52PM0.52m | 9:21AM0.44m | 9:45PM0.54m | 10:14AM0.43m | 10:36PM0.55m | 11:01AM0.42m | 11:25PM0.55m | ||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — |
 | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | 4:54 | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 17 | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 19 | S 16 | S 15 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 14 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 72 | 46 | 1566 | 2948 | 1428 | 609 | 374 | 239 | 163 | 93 | 754 | 573 | 587 | 698 | 740 | 795 | 730 | 577 | 367 | 345 | 279 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | — | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | N 8 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 18 | S 16 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 6 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 9 | 65 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 113 | 5 | 60 | 293 | 306 | 300 | 589 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | S 10 | SE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | NNW 8 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | S 14 | E 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 7 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 103 | 141 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSE 6 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | NW 3 | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 73 | 145 | — | 24 | 17 | 145 | 138 | 483 | 2536 | 1295 | 1003 | 6 | — | — | 4 | 509 | 886 | 1071 | 872 | 653 | 358 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 311 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 122 | 36 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 35 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
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