Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Point today (15 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Point at 4PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Long Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wed 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 315 | 293 | 647 | 358 | 836 | 947 | 2032 | 2686 | 3025 | 2886 | 3150 | 3133 | 2887 | 2830 | 3020 | 2873 | 2522 | 2658 | 5204 | 3153 | 2995 | 3028 | 4519 | 2187 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:27AM1.65m | 7:46PM1.53m | 8:17AM1.60m | 8:38PM1.50m | 9:09AM1.58m | 9:30PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:51PM0.57m | 2:07AM0.54m | 2:43PM0.58m | 2:59AM0.54m | 3:34PM0.56m | 3:50AM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | 8:58 |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 9 |
Feels °C | 14 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 315 | 293 | 647 | 192 | 836 | 663 | 2032 | 2032 | 50 | 33 | 23 | 16 | 2887 | 2830 | 3020 | 2873 | 2522 | 2658 | 3078 | 3153 | 2995 | 3028 | 3153 | 2187 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | ENE 6 | SSW 16 | SW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 80 | 37 | 234 | 320 | 568 | 947 | 46 | 48 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | S 9 | ENE 6 | SSW 15 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SE 11 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | — | — | — | NE 8 | — | — | ENE 9 | — |
| kJ | 34 | 56 | 23 | 358 | 24 | 42 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | 8 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | NE 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | — | — | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 5 | WSW 13 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 60 | 55 | — | — | — | 84 | 2686 | 3025 | 2886 | 3150 | 3133 | — | — | 164 | 160 | 127 | 26 | 5204 | 61 | 58 | — | 4519 | 594 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 72 |
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