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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
13.3° C
(Which is 2.9°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 1AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Long Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | |
8685 | 7180 | 5820 | 5026 | 4700 | 3870 | 3408 | 3009 | 2826 | 2682 | 1136 | 2146 | 1968 | 1939 | 1909 | 1546 | 1277 | 1177 | 1022 | 1022 | 964 | 1044 | 1111 | 1118 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 11:43PM1.81m | 12:07PM1.88m | 00:32AM1.89m | 12:57PM2.00m | 1:21AM1.96m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:30PM0.24m | 5:54AM0.23m | 6:20PM0.17m | 6:41AM0.14m | 7:10PM0.11m | 7:30AM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | |
5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | |
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Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 |
8685 | 7180 | 5820 | 5026 | 4700 | 3870 | 3408 | 3009 | 2826 | 2682 | 1136 | 2146 | 1968 | 1939 | 1909 | 1546 | 1277 | 1177 | 1022 | 1022 | 964 | 1044 | 932 | 841 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 14 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 24 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 |
40 | 40 | 40 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 1063 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 54 | 197 | 404 | 464 | 723 | 1111 | 1118 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 12 | — | — | — | S 25 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 |
21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 29 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 6 | — | — | — | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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