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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
13.0° C
(Which is 2.7°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 7AM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (21 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Long Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | |
71 | 66 | 123 | 123 | 204 | 229 | 737 | 871 | 1202 | 1773 | 2018 | 2027 | 2096 | 1946 | 1749 | 1462 | 1069 | 2000 | 2515 | 2801 | 3104 | 3675 | 4805 | 5631 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:56AM1.92m | 6:34PM2.00m | 6:59AM1.87m | 7:37PM1.93m | 8:04AM1.82m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:55PM0.20m | 12:19PM0.12m | 00:58AM0.24m | 1:22PM0.17m | 1:59AM0.27m | 2:24PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | |
— | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | ENE 5 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | — | SSW 22 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
69 | 15 | 123 | 123 | 22 | 28 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 20 | 2018 | 2027 | 2096 | 1946 | 1749 | 1462 | 1069 | 2000 | 2515 | 2801 | — | 47 | 4805 | 5631 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 12 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | SSW 21 | SSW 20 |
71 | 66 | 33 | 20 | 204 | 151 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 300 | 225 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | SSW 18 | ENE 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
10 | 62 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | W 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | SW 9 | SW 11 | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | W 4 | WSW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | SW 12 | SW 13 | — | — |
7 | 22 | 19 | 29 | 13 | 229 | 737 | 871 | 1202 | 1773 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 40 | 299 | 115 | 57 | 35 | 3104 | 3675 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 72 | 72 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 8 |
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