Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Point today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Point at 10AM is: 4.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 2.5m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Long Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4605 | 5070 | 6512 | 8953 | 8711 | 7567 | 6350 | 5502 | 4947 | 4581 | 4207 | 4107 | 4309 | 4692 | 3662 | 5050 | 5081 | 4489 | 3468 | 2723 | 2275 | 1730 | 1344 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 00:23AM1.66m | 12:48PM1.77m | 1:01AM1.72m | 1:25PM1.82m | 1:37AM1.77m | 2:01PM1.86m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:22AM0.40m | 6:49PM0.42m | 7:03AM0.32m | 7:28PM0.36m | 7:42AM0.25m | 8:05PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 4605 | 5070 | 6512 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 4107 | 4309 | 4692 | 3662 | 5050 | 5081 | 4489 | 3468 | 2723 | 2275 | 1730 | 1344 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 17 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | S 24 |
| kJ | 40 | 40 | 39 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 1470 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | — | — | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 34 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 726 | 993 | 746 | 8953 | 8711 | 7567 | 6350 | 5502 | 4947 | 4581 | 4207 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 61 | 197 | 500 | 1058 | 1093 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 78 | 72 | 72 | 23 | 8 | 23 | 72 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 270 | 106 | 305 | 305 | 173 | 392 | 144 | 144 | 144 |
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