Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Point today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Point at 10AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Long Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the W by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ENE 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 13 | SSW 20 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1053 | 646 | 514 | 396 | 329 | 698 | 410 | 279 | 277 | 441 | 1157 | 1677 | 2369 | 2400 | 3253 | 4642 | 3863 | 3100 | 11725 | 20362 | 22959 | 24533 | 22158 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:13AM1.82m | 2:36PM1.89m | 2:49AM1.85m | 3:12PM1.89m | 3:26AM1.87m | 3:50PM1.88m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:20AM0.20m | 8:43PM0.26m | 8:59AM0.17m | 9:21PM0.24m | 9:39AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -2 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SW 7 | ENE 10 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 504 | 353 | 415 | 326 | 329 | 402 | 302 | 279 | 196 | 239 | 475 | 735 | 673 | 651 | 986 | 543 | 3863 | 3100 | 12 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 10 | SW 13 | ENE 9 | SW 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1053 | 646 | 514 | 396 | 278 | 204 | 163 | 235 | 277 | 108 | 183 | 49 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 20 | 1155 | 1956 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 23 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 12 | SSE 10 | SSW 20 | NE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 275 | 265 | 255 | 204 | 143 | 173 | 232 | 100 | 441 | 81 | 17 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 3 | W 3 | WSW 11 | WSW 6 | WNW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | — | NW 5 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 698 | 410 | 127 | 415 | 592 | 1157 | 1677 | 2369 | 2400 | 3253 | 4642 | — | 74 | 11725 | 20362 | 22959 | 24533 | 22158 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 25 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 78 | 8 | 72 | 78 | 392 | 549 | 578 | 422 | 966 |
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