Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Point today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 23ft (7.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Point at 11AM is: 7.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 23ft (7.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 20ft (6.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 20ft (6.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Long Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon morning, light winds from the WNW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 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 | S 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16604 | 17100 | 19105 | 18250 | 15377 | 15633 | 14905 | 14777 | 12486 | 10575 | 9392 | 8214 | 8284 | 6710 | 6528 | 4582 | 4536 | 3801 | 2082 | 2247 | 1708 | 1423 | 3355 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:06AM1.87m | 4:30PM1.85m | 4:50AM1.85m | 5:14PM1.80m | 5:38AM1.82m | 6:03PM1.74m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:21AM0.22m | 10:43PM0.28m | 11:08AM0.28m | 11:31PM0.32m | 12:01PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | -4 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -2 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 24 | SSW 24 | — | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | — | SSW 20 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | S 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 54 | — | 154 | 91 | — | 336 | 7393 | 6710 | 1069 | 4582 | 4536 | 3801 | 2082 | 2247 | 1708 | 1423 | 338 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SSW 16 | — | SW 16 | SSW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 379 | 797 | — | 125 | 334 | 1091 | 778 | 566 | 493 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | SSW 16 | E 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 197 | 607 | — | — | 177 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 6 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 6 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 16604 | 17100 | 19105 | 18250 | 15377 | 15633 | 14905 | 14777 | 12486 | 10575 | 9392 | 8214 | 8284 | 33 | 6528 | 3110 | 111 | 36 | 44 | 19 | 149 | 229 | 3355 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 277 | 270 | 270 | 417 | 601 | 1071 | 277 | 270 | 270 | 270 | 182 | 175 | 89 | 78 | 84 | 75 | 75 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 75 | 15 | 8 |
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