Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Point today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Point at 9PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Long Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
5488 | 4954 | 4089 | 3566 | 3066 | 2886 | 2687 | 2310 | 2390 | 976 | 2658 | 2771 | 2926 | 2226 | 2691 | 3440 | 5833 | 7748 | 7400 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:33AM1.89m | 5:58PM1.83m | 6:24AM1.78m | 6:49PM1.71m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:25PM0.19m | 11:50AM0.23m | 00:16AM0.29m | 12:43PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | ENE 9 | SW 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
5488 | 4954 | 4089 | 3566 | 3066 | 2886 | 2687 | 2310 | 34 | 976 | 33 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 131 | 475 | 92 | 7748 | 7400 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | SE 15 | ENE 9 | ESE 14 | SSW 18 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
30 | 31 | 32 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 20 | 63 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 35 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | SSW 18 | SE 14 | — | — | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 36 | 21 | 21 | 32 | 32 | — | — | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | W 5 | WSW 5 | — | SW 13 | SW 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 13 | 43 | 67 | — | 2390 | 349 | 2658 | 2771 | 2926 | 2226 | 2691 | 3440 | 5833 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 270 | 270 | 270 | 299 | 525 | 23 | 8 |
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