Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Point today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Point at 7AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Long Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  | |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1062 | 1020 | 911 | 886 | 825 | 704 | 562 | 553 | 380 | 424 | 543 | 503 | 486 | 504 | 422 | 371 | 430 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:38PM1.83m | 12:15PM2.01m | 00:36AM1.94m | 1:10PM2.10m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:50AM0.16m | 6:26PM0.22m | 6:47AM0.05m | 7:20PM0.13m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 1062 | 1020 | 911 | 886 | 825 | 704 | 562 | 553 | 380 | 277 | 543 | 503 | 486 | 504 | 422 | 371 | 430 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SSE 8 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 202 | 206 | 163 | 121 | 43 | 133 | 101 | 23 | 307 | 424 | 265 | 178 | 139 | 108 | 79 | 57 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 14 | SSE 8 | E 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 21 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 57 | 58 | 20 | 44 | 13 | 35 | 23 | 148 | 75 | 92 | 89 | 87 | 47 | 43 | 30 | 17 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 6 | ESE 7 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 342 | 371 | 197 | 80 | 171 | — | — | 94 | 94 | 130 | 181 | 208 | 181 | 165 | 206 | 338 | 320 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 15 | 23 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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