Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Point today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Point at 1AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Long Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1468 | 1279 | 1086 | 851 | 593 | 473 | 374 | 256 | 273 | 295 | 342 | 369 | 369 | 562 | 1011 | 1363 | 1580 | 3586 | 3512 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:25PM1.61m | 10:01AM1.63m | 10:25PM1.58m | 10:59AM1.64m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:38AM0.46m | 4:09PM0.53m | 4:31AM0.49m | 5:02PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 1468 | 1279 | 1086 | 851 | 593 | 473 | 374 | 256 | 273 | 295 | 342 | 369 | 369 | 562 | 1011 | 1363 | 1580 | 3586 | 3512 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 7 | SSE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 13 | ENE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 47 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 52 | 601 | 19 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 10 | ESE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 11 | WSW 6 | ESE 11 | SE 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 13 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 26 | 40 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | — | NNW 3 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | — | — | SW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | 25 | 38 | 13 | 27 | 20 | 38 | — | 1 | 41 | 56 | 139 | — | — | 63 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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