Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Point today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Point at 10AM is: 1.5m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Long Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 729 | 1383 | 1320 | 1390 | 1449 | 1431 | 1074 | 1140 | 1140 | 1164 | 1041 | 1385 | 4384 | 6026 | 5882 | 5081 | 4978 | 6365 | 7446 | 7262 | 6690 | 6124 | 5622 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:19AM2.08m | 2:50PM2.16m | 3:08AM2.09m | 3:37PM2.13m | 3:56AM2.06m | 4:24PM2.05m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:31AM-0.07m | 9:00PM0.04m | 9:21AM-0.06m | 9:48PM0.06m | 10:11AM0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 585 | 516 | 415 | 1390 | 1449 | 1431 | 1074 | 1140 | 1140 | 1164 | 1041 | 1385 | 4384 | 6026 | 5882 | 5081 | 4978 | 6365 | 7446 | 7262 | 6690 | 6124 | 5622 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 19 | SW 14 | E 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 729 | 1383 | 1320 | 406 | 351 | 287 | 194 | 165 | 111 | 108 | 637 | 862 | 53 | 94 | 58 | 107 | 104 | 61 | 79 | 62 | 47 | 47 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 12 | ENE 8 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | NE 8 | — | — | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 295 | 33 | 32 | 19 | 29 | 18 | 66 | 64 | 86 | 84 | 84 | 54 | 42 | 15 | 39 | 20 | 20 | 15 | — | — | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 84 | 123 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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