Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Point today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Point at 8AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Long Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2337 | 2667 | 2630 | 2350 | 2140 | 1759 | 1591 | 1155 | 892 | 984 | 1421 | 1179 | 1179 | 862 | 801 | 846 | 701 | 701 | 778 | 3446 | 8388 | 8899 | 7042 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:09AM1.75m | 2:34PM1.85m | 2:46AM1.77m | 3:10PM1.86m | 3:22AM1.78m | 3:46PM1.85m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:13AM0.30m | 8:39PM0.36m | 8:52AM0.27m | 9:18PM0.34m | 9:31AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | -3 | -6 | -4 | -4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 2337 | 2667 | 2630 | 2350 | 2140 | 1759 | 1591 | 1155 | 892 | 984 | 1421 | 1179 | 1179 | 862 | 801 | 846 | 701 | 701 | 778 | 116 | 86 | 84 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 919 | 905 | 771 | 759 | 653 | 623 | 603 | 505 | 488 | 480 | 347 | 393 | 271 | 266 | 213 | 202 | 198 | 154 | 151 | 30 | 19 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 22 | SW 20 | NE 4 | SSW 18 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 211 | 726 | 683 | 493 | 45 | 97 | 5 | 390 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 44 | 38 | 58 | 57 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — | — | N 3 | NNW 4 | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | — | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3446 | 8388 | 8899 | 7042 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 123 | 277 |
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