Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Point today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Point at 2PM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Long Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon night, fresh winds from the W by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5980 | 6307 | 6125 | 5246 | 4398 | 4267 | 2931 | 2923 | 2847 | 2862 | 2862 | 2931 | 2803 | 3110 | 3810 | 3966 | 2574 | 2496 | 2822 | 2866 | 2711 | 2601 | 2402 |
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 | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | 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 | 10:03AM1.57m | 10:26PM1.50m | 10:57AM1.59m | 11:17PM1.54m | 11:44AM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:45AM0.57m | 4:20PM0.59m | 4:37AM0.53m | 5:08PM0.54m | 5:24AM0.46m | 5:52PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 24 | S 24 | S 24 | S 22 | S 22 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 60 | 4267 | 2931 | 2923 | 2847 | 2862 | 2862 | 2931 | 2803 | 3110 | 2598 | — | 2574 | 2496 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | W 5 | WNW 4 | SW 14 | SW 15 | NW 6 | NW 5 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 5980 | 6307 | 6125 | 5246 | 4398 | 3307 | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 54 | 13 | 3810 | 3966 | 59 | 57 | 2822 | 2866 | 2711 | 2601 | 2402 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 72 | 72 | 72 | 23 | 392 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 23 | 23 | 8 | 4 |
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