Surf Forecasts:
Loisell's surf forecast from 16 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 18 Aug, 12AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period, S swell with cross-shore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 19 Aug, 3AM (local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 12s period, S swell with 11,047 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 18 Aug, 12AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s 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 (Aug 18) at 12AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.5m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be cross-shore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Loisell's in the next 16 days are 6.0m 12s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 19) at 3AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.5m 14s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 20) at 12AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 12AM (Tue 18th Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 12AM (Tue 18th Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 3AM (Wed 19th Aug) | 20ft (6.0m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Loisell's over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sun morning, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed morning, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | ESE 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 12 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 202 | 283 | 2185 | 3467 | 2954 | 1889 | 1429 | 3233 | 10468 | 7669 | 5540 | 3521 | 1004 | 565 | 445 | 553 | 520 | 1045 | 555 | 339 | 205 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | off | off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:10PM1.71m | 9:33AM1.64m | 9:58PM1.65m | 10:21AM1.60m | 10:44PM1.61m | 11:09AM1.55m | 11:27PM1.57m | 11:58AM1.51m | 00:10AM1.52m | 12:48PM1.48m | 00:54AM1.47m | 1:41PM1.46m | 1:43AM1.42m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 2:42PM0.24m | 3:15AM0.22m | 3:30PM0.27m | 4:01AM0.24m | 4:15PM0.32m | 4:45AM0.28m | 5:00PM0.38m | 5:29AM0.34m | 5:48PM0.45m | 6:14AM0.40m | 6:41PM0.52m | 7:01AM0.46m | 7:38PM0.57m | ||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
 | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:36 | — |
mm | — | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 12 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 202 | 283 | 414 | 244 | 165 | 92 | 47 | — | — | 47 | 49 | 3521 | 1004 | 565 | 445 | 553 | 520 | 1045 | 555 | 339 | 205 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | — | SSW 15 | E 10 | — | — | — | SE 14 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 173 | 86 | 73 | 355 | — | 74 | 46 | — | — | — | 47 | 531 | 201 | 201 | 67 | 262 | 515 | 23 | 17 | 27 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 16 | SE 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | ESE 14 | SE 12 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 15 | E 13 | NE 14 | NE 14 |
| kJ | 165 | 135 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 142 | 18 | 36 | 41 | 35 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 2 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 167 | 148 | 2185 | 3467 | 2954 | 1889 | 1429 | 3233 | 10468 | 7669 | 5540 | 5384 | 3183 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 35 | 97 | 342 | 96 | 18 | 91 | 96 | 94 | 97 | 35 | 35 | 7 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
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