Secret spot?We can hide it! Potato Point Surf Forecast / New-Zealand – Otago / New Zealand6 Day Weather and Surf Issued (local time): 05 am Tuesday 05 Jun 2012Potato Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots. |
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| Largest waves (m) & direction (?) |
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| Period (s) (?) | 11 | 5 | 10 | - | - | - | 10 | - | 10 | 6 | 12 | 11 | - | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | - | ||||||
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| Max-energy | 23 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
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| Wind State (?) | on | cross- off |
cross- off |
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glass | on | cross | cross- on |
on | cross | cross | cross- on |
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Key to wind character - offshore winds at Potato Point blow from the SSE
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High Tide / height (m) |
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3:03PM 2.12 |
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3:30AM 2.00 |
3:59PM 2.10 |
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4:25AM 1.98 |
4:54PM 2.05 |
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5:20AM 1.95 |
5:49PM 2.00 |
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6:17AM 1.91 |
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6:44PM 1.94 |
7:15AM 1.87 |
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7:39PM 1.89 |
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Low Tide / height (m) |
9:26AM -0.04 |
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10:00PM -0.01 |
10:23AM -0.04 |
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10:55PM 0.02 |
11:18AM -0.03 |
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11:49PM 0.06 |
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12:14PM 0.01 |
12:44AM 0.12 |
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1:07PM 0.07 |
1:38AM 0.17 |
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1:59PM 0.15 |
2:31AM 0.21 |
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Note: the tide data above is for Otago Harbour Entrance, New Zealand which is 9 km away. Surf properties and timing are calculated for Potato Point. New forecast is published every 6 hours at www.surf-forecast.com. See detailed tide info and graph. |
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Today's Potato Point sea temperature is 11.1 °C (Statistics for 05 Jun 1981-2005 - mean: 9.7 max: 11.1 min: 8.0 °C) |
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| Days 0-3 Weather Summary: Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Cool air temperatures (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 4°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the W by Thu night). | Days 3-6 Weather Summary: Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Cool air temperatures (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the WNW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Summary | some clouds | mod rain | rain shwrs | some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | ||||||
| Rain (mm) | - | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| High °C | 11 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | ||||||
| Low °C | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||
| Chill °C (?) | 9 | 5 | -1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||
| Sunrise | 8:11 | - | - | 8:11 | - | - | 8:11 | - | - | 8:12 | - | - | 8:12 | - | - | 8:14 | - | - | ||||||
| Sunset | - | 17:00 | - | - | 17:00 | - | - | 16:59 | - | - | 16:59 | - | - | 16:59 | - | - | 16:59 | - | ||||||
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Free Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Potato Point surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site…. Click here to get the code.
View detailed surf forecast for Potato Point at:
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Information about the Potato Point Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for Potato Point provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 6 days. A general guide to surfing at Potato Point can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Potato Point surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Potato Point) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Potato Point may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.
Are you planning a holiday in Otago? If you are looking for accommodation near Potato Point, camping, hotels and holiday cottages in Otago, consider staying in Dunedin which is 18 km (11 miles) away.
