Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Point today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Point at 4PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Long Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu morning, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 9 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1289 | 1079 | 1497 | 2970 | 3836 | 4082 | 3775 | 3680 | 4341 | 3718 | 4595 | 4023 | 3422 | 2596 | 2068 | 1655 | 1369 | 1162 | 995 | 711 | 628 | 483 | 475 | 479 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:25PM1.70m | 5:52AM1.77m | 6:09PM1.64m | 6:38AM1.71m | 6:56PM1.58m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:20AM0.44m | 11:35PM0.41m | 12:08PM0.50m | 00:23AM0.47m | 12:59PM0.54m | 1:14AM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | 8:52 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SW 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 1289 | 1079 | 852 | 70 | 50 | 42 | 30 | 30 | 3399 | 30 | 31 | 4023 | 3422 | 2596 | 2068 | 1655 | 1369 | 1162 | 995 | 711 | 628 | 483 | 475 | 479 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 134 | 113 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 49 | 52 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 43 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 198 | 158 | 154 | 121 | 117 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | — | — | ENE 11 | — | — | S 21 | S 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | NE 10 | SSW 18 | ENE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | — | — | 25 | — | — | 9 | 8 | 38 | 37 | 24 | 66 | 60 | 21 | 36 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | NW 5 | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | NE 5 | ENE 10 | — | NW 3 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 181 | 726 | 1497 | 2970 | 3836 | 4082 | 3775 | 3680 | 4341 | 3718 | 4595 | 2593 | 2629 | 32 | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | 4 | 63 | — | 4 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 72 | 123 | 162 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
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