Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Point today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Point at 12PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Long Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sat night, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 251 | 235 | 256 | 279 | 233 | 228 | 219 | 322 | 430 | 516 | 348 | 551 | 551 | 631 | 440 | 399 | 399 | 480 | 709 | 1144 | 1101 | 1091 | 1048 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 8:57AM1.74m | 9:26PM1.68m | 10:07AM1.81m | 10:35PM1.74m | 11:14AM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:46AM0.40m | 3:24PM0.43m | 3:49AM0.35m | 4:28PM0.38m | 4:51AM0.26m | 5:29PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Feels °C | -3 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 251 | 235 | 256 | 279 | 233 | 228 | 219 | 166 | 129 | 516 | 293 | 551 | 551 | 631 | 440 | 350 | 345 | 480 | 709 | 1144 | 1101 | 1091 | 1048 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 11 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 199 | 181 | 146 | 144 | 141 | 87 | 175 | 322 | 430 | 127 | 99 | 96 | 74 | 77 | 263 | 399 | 399 | 290 | 202 | 53 | 44 | 19 | 181 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 17 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | ESE 12 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 15 | SE 11 | E 14 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 58 | 31 | 101 | 42 | 83 | 119 | 66 | 46 | 34 | 38 | 348 | 212 | 148 | 14 | 56 | 44 | 45 | 53 | 54 | 4 | 31 | 4 | 55 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 50 | 57 | 57 | 53 | 66 | 71 | 64 | 78 | 164 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 144 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 8 | 23 |
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