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Long Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand
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Long Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Long Point sea temperature is
13.0° C
(Which is 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Long Point today?
The current surf forecast for Long Point at 1PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (19 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Long Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 9 | SW 11 | |
595 | 535 | 466 | 440 | 299 | 290 | 253 | 228 | 215 | 208 | 175 | 132 | 120 | 96 | 71 | 66 | 123 | 123 | 202 | 151 | 323 | 529 | 1112 | 1708 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:00AM2.01m | 4:34PM2.14m | 4:57AM1.98m | 5:33PM2.08m | 5:56AM1.92m | 6:34PM2.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:15AM0.03m | 10:54PM0.16m | 11:16AM0.07m | 11:55PM0.20m | 12:19PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | 5:10 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SSW 11 | ENE 8 |
595 | 535 | 466 | 440 | 299 | 290 | 253 | 228 | 215 | 208 | 175 | 132 | 120 | 96 | 69 | 66 | 123 | 123 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 215 | 28 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 20 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 |
9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 37 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 | 71 | 72 | 71 | 62 | 33 | 31 | 202 | 151 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 97 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | SSW 20 | ENE 9 | SSW 20 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | N 4 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | ENE 7 | E 12 |
14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 8 | 39 | 43 | 43 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | W 11 | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 9 | SW 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 29 | 121 | 103 | 323 | 529 | 1112 | 1708 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 72 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 8 | 4 |
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