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Long Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand
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Long Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Long Point sea temperature is
13.7° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Long Point today?
The current surf forecast for Long Point at 7PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Long Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the W by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | |
367 | 362 | 415 | 398 | 398 | 336 | 304 | 290 | 336 | 1185 | 1363 | 2483 | 5021 | 6436 | 3761 | 3410 | 2558 | 998 | 1869 | 3978 | 1952 | 2150 | 2204 | 2888 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:15AM1.80m | 7:57PM1.89m | 8:25AM1.77m | 9:06PM1.86m | 9:33AM1.77m | 10:10PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:40PM0.24m | 2:21AM0.33m | 2:46PM0.25m | 3:24AM0.32m | 3:48PM0.25m | 4:22AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | |
— | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Temp °C | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 7 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 18 | E 9 | SW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | WSW 12 | E 9 | SSW 20 | — | — |
93 | 91 | 415 | 398 | 398 | 336 | 116 | 162 | 227 | 1185 | 1363 | 491 | 27 | 4650 | 15 | 15 | 2558 | 874 | 314 | 2083 | 2 | 37 | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 6 | E 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — |
367 | 362 | 141 | 100 | 75 | 68 | 304 | 290 | 336 | 47 | 46 | 29 | 3 | 15 | 2 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 7 | SSE 8 | E 10 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | SW 19 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | S 22 | S 21 | — | — | — | — |
127 | 130 | 34 | 6 | 96 | 3 | 68 | 69 | 68 | 4 | 96 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | SW 6 | W 4 | SW 6 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
3 | 8 | 8 | 83 | 14 | 128 | 34 | 40 | 40 | 59 | 75 | 2483 | 5021 | 6436 | 3761 | 3410 | 119 | 998 | 1869 | 3978 | 1952 | 2150 | 2204 | 2888 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 72 | 8 | 8 | 72 | 15 | 8 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 8 |
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