Surf Forecasts:
Loisell's surf forecast from 16 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 19 Jun, 12PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 18s period, S swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 23 Jun, 9AM (local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 19s period, S swell with 4,062 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 17 Jun, 12AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s 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 (Jun 17) at 12AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 6s period. 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 19s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jun 23) at 9AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 13s period and expected on Tuesday (Jun 23) at 12AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 12AM (Wed 17th Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 12PM (Fri 19th Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 18s |
| Most Powerful | 9AM (Tue 23rd Jun) | 8ft (2.4m) 19s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Loisell's over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 6 | S 15 | S 15 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 16 | S 18 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 13 | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 5 | S 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 46 | 41 | 112 | 150 | 157 | 195 | 869 | 556 | 476 | 2512 | 1477 | 627 | 414 | 232 | 29 | 27 | 130 | 119 | 1209 | 87 | 4062 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | off | off | off | off | off | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:25PM1.90m | 7:41AM1.81m | 8:17PM1.92m | 8:33AM1.80m | 9:10PM1.90m | 9:25AM1.76m | 10:03PM1.85m | 10:18AM1.70m | 10:56PM1.78m | 11:14AM1.64m | 11:48PM1.71m | 12:12PM1.58m | 00:39AM1.64m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:22AM0.39m | 1:40PM0.22m | 2:17AM0.38m | 2:32PM0.22m | 3:11AM0.37m | 3:24PM0.25m | 4:05AM0.36m | 4:16PM0.31m | 4:59AM0.35m | 5:09PM0.37m | 5:52AM0.36m | 6:03PM0.43m | 6:43AM0.37m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 |
 | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | 4:52 |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 6 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 7 | S 8 | S 14 | S 13 | S 11 | S 18 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 13 | S 12 | S 15 | S 13 | S 19 |
| kJ | 46 | 41 | 53 | 108 | 156 | 125 | 869 | 556 | 313 | 2512 | 1477 | 627 | 414 | 232 | 65 | 40 | 130 | 103 | 1209 | 933 | 4062 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 11 | S 14 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | S 16 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | SSW 15 | ESE 10 | S 16 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 35 | 40 | 112 | 150 | 157 | 195 | 52 | 113 | 476 | 229 | 332 | 170 | 96 | 57 | 29 | 74 | 35 | 119 | 31 | 18 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SSE 10 | S 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | S 11 | SE 11 | S 16 | NNE 11 | SE 18 | ESE 18 | ESE 16 | ENE 9 | E 9 | SSW 16 | NE 9 | S 4 | ESE 10 | NE 8 | SE 14 | — |
| kJ | 17 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 85 | 5 | 81 | 151 | 13 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 84 | 27 | 6 | 33 | 11 | 7 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 7 | — | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | N 4 | — | — | SSE 4 | ESE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | 62 | — | 256 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | — | — | 12 | 16 | 87 | 254 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 27 | 16 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
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