Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Point today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Point at 2PM is: 1.0m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Long Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 603 | 651 | 589 | 1438 | 2600 | 3798 | 3813 | 3057 | 9634 | 12809 | 14620 | 15838 | 15845 | 14399 | 12406 | 14158 | 15882 | 15715 | 19779 | 18176 | 18801 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:55PM2.06m | 1:14AM2.02m | 1:42PM2.09m | 2:01AM2.06m | 2:27PM2.08m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:34AM0.05m | 7:03PM0.12m | 7:23AM-0.00m | 7:50PM0.07m | 8:11AM-0.02m | 8:35PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -1 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 403 | 389 | 327 | 1438 | 926 | 3798 | 3813 | 2944 | 9634 | 12809 | 14620 | 15838 | 15845 | 14399 | 12406 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 24 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 603 | 651 | 495 | 659 | 217 | 816 | 1583 | 3057 | 44 | 43 | 41 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 142 | 589 | 27 | 38 | 35 | 48 | 45 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 3 | — | NE 4 | SW 13 | — | — | WSW 6 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | — | 8 | 2600 | — | — | 181 | 305 | — | — | — | — | — | 72 | 14158 | 15882 | 15715 | 19779 | 18176 | 18801 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 270 | 23 | 23 | 75 | 15 | 15 | 72 | 78 | 162 | 270 | 422 | 270 |
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