Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Point today (27 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Point at 9PM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Long Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun night, light winds from the W by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4411 | 4976 | 5651 | 4846 | 7292 | 7633 | 8012 | 8626 | 8893 | 8777 | 10187 | 11681 | 11490 | 10888 | 10303 | 9601 | 8933 | 8296 | 8264 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:58AM1.96m | 4:20PM1.92m | 4:42AM1.97m | 5:04PM1.89m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:47PM0.17m | 10:10AM0.14m | 10:30PM0.17m | 10:57AM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SSW 19 | ESE 14 | SSW 19 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 83 | 295 | 158 | 274 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 67 | 66 | 64 | 62 | 40 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | E 12 | SSW 19 | ESE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 13 | — | — | — | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 168 | 73 | 214 | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63 | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 57 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 4411 | 4976 | 5651 | 4846 | 7292 | 7633 | 8012 | 8626 | 8893 | 8777 | 10187 | 11681 | 11490 | 10888 | 10303 | 9601 | 8933 | 8296 | 8264 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 123 | 270 | 477 | 270 | 162 | 125 | 162 | 125 | 125 | 166 | 270 | 417 | 125 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 162 | 392 | 463 |
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