
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Point today (03 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Point at 3PM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 03). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (03 Nov) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (03 Nov) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Long Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Fri 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1266 | 1933 | 2379 | 2450 | 2188 | 2020 | 1708 | 1452 | 1346 | 1223 | 1034 | 851 | 593 | 473 | 374 | 330 | 324 | 240 | 197 | 164 | 132 | 112 | 116 | 116 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:33AM1.86m | 11:00PM1.81m | 11:33AM1.87m | 11:58PM1.84m | 12:26PM1.88m | 00:50AM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:49PM0.27m | 5:13AM0.20m | 5:44PM0.23m | 6:07AM0.19m | 6:34PM0.20m | 6:57AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | |
— | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | 8:39 | |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
1266 | 1933 | 2379 | 2450 | 2188 | 2020 | 1708 | 1452 | 1346 | 1223 | 1034 | 851 | 593 | 473 | 374 | 330 | 324 | 240 | 197 | 164 | 132 | 112 | 116 | 116 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 |
14 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 90 | 90 | 60 | 46 | 33 | 32 | 35 | 32 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | — | E 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 16 |
5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 83 | 81 | 57 | 52 | — | 4 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 26 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 11 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
— | — | — | 23 | 17 | 77 | 138 | 137 | 127 | 104 | 104 | 97 | 97 | 80 | 94 | — | — | — | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 33 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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