Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Point today (21 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Point at 10PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Long Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2216 | 4135 | 2650 | 3135 | 3763 | 8470 | 6789 | 6053 | 5093 | 12088 | 10674 | 10010 | 9504 | 9663 | 8718 | 7931 | 7523 | 6819 | 6185 |
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 | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:04PM1.57m | 11:31AM1.68m | 11:46PM1.64m | 12:11PM1.74m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:50PM0.55m | 5:05AM0.47m | 5:33PM0.48m | 5:48AM0.38m | 6:13PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — |
mm | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | -4 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | NE 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 2216 | 10 | 2650 | 3135 | 3763 | 6533 | 6789 | 6053 | 5093 | — | — | — | 22 | 21 | 8718 | 7931 | 7523 | 6819 | 6185 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | E 10 | NE 7 | ENE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 158 | 8 | 11 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 16 | 15 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 18 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | SW 15 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 15 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WSW 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 64 | 4135 | 666 | 466 | 501 | 8470 | 59 | 59 | 1132 | 12088 | 10674 | 10010 | 9504 | 9663 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 84 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 72 | 15 | 75 | 184 | 392 | 479 | 23 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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