Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Point today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Point at 6AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Long Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3515 | 3158 | 3079 | 2844 | 2465 | 2117 | 1718 | 1585 | 1361 | 1212 | 992 | 799 | 565 | 410 | 299 | 246 | 171 | 168 | 273 | 1027 | 1929 | 2185 | 2048 | 1661 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 2:41AM2.00m | 3:03PM1.98m | 3:24AM1.99m | 3:44PM1.94m | 4:06AM1.96m | 4:25PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:48AM0.09m | 9:09PM0.12m | 9:32AM0.14m | 9:50PM0.16m | 10:15AM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 3515 | 3158 | 3079 | 2844 | 2465 | 2117 | 1718 | 1585 | 1361 | 1212 | 992 | 799 | 565 | 153 | 157 | 131 | 128 | 116 | 87 | 1027 | 1929 | 2185 | 2048 | 1661 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 9 | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 64 | 45 | 34 | 48 | 20 | — | — | — | 225 | 214 | 196 | 163 | 176 | 410 | 299 | 246 | 40 | 168 | 166 | 83 | 99 | 1513 | 125 | 99 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | WSW 6 | SW 13 | SW 5 | SSW 18 | SW 6 | — | — | SSW 20 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 47 | 33 | 21 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 74 | 26 | 171 | 27 | 273 | 18 | — | — | 221 | 539 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 83 | 55 | 96 | 146 | 210 | 383 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 154 | 169 | 118 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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