Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Point today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Point at 3PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Long Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 827 | 802 | 732 | 732 | 732 | 732 | 721 | 802 | 984 | 1380 | 2462 | 2357 | 2191 | 2006 | 2119 | 2148 | 2298 | 3992 | 4107 | 6481 | 3369 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | on |
High Tide | 5:22PM1.76m | 5:49AM1.76m | 6:11PM1.66m | 6:42AM1.67m | 7:05PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:16AM0.33m | 11:37PM0.36m | 12:08PM0.45m | 00:29AM0.46m | 1:04PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 9 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 827 | 802 | 732 | 732 | 732 | 732 | 721 | 802 | 984 | 1380 | 2462 | 2357 | 2191 | 2006 | 2119 | 2148 | 2298 | 3992 | 4107 | 4585 | 3369 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | SSW 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 13 | SSW 18 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 10 |
| kJ | 20 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 609 | 47 | 42 | 63 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 8 | S 8 | NNW 3 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | — | — | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ENE 6 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 18 | — | — | 21 | 21 | 20 | 3 | 30 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | N 4 | WNW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 12 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 55 | 114 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6481 | 748 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 72 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 84 |
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