Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Point today (13 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 20s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Point at 10PM is: 0.5m 20s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Long Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue night, strong winds from the W by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 210 | 151 | 152 | 216 | 280 | 497 | 486 | 844 | 1256 | 2645 | 4389 | 2634 | 4760 | 4386 | 3386 | 2948 | 2548 | 2212 | 1808 | 1715 | 1736 | 4443 | 6662 | 9067 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:42AM2.01m | 2:17PM2.18m | 2:36AM2.07m | 3:09PM2.20m | 3:28AM2.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:34PM0.14m | 7:54AM-0.01m | 8:29PM0.09m | 8:49AM-0.06m | 9:22PM0.06m | 9:43AM-0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — |
 | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 16 |
| kJ | 105 | 105 | 105 | 74 | 59 | 497 | 486 | 844 | 1256 | 2645 | 4389 | 2634 | 4760 | 4386 | 3386 | 2948 | 2548 | 2212 | 1808 | 1715 | 1736 | 93 | 101 | 127 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | WSW 13 | ENE 7 | E 9 | ENE 8 | SSW 21 | ENE 7 | SSW 19 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 12 | NE 7 | ESE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | — |
| kJ | 210 | 151 | 132 | 106 | 280 | 114 | 61 | 6 | 75 | 631 | 43 | 1402 | 48 | 37 | 39 | 27 | 25 | 20 | 50 | 26 | 44 | 5 | 6 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | WSW 13 | E 8 | SW 13 | NW 4 | SSW 21 | ENE 8 | — | ENE 7 | E 15 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 7 | ESE 12 | NE 7 | E 18 | — | — |
| kJ | 48 | 78 | 152 | 216 | 114 | 12 | 82 | 1 | 359 | 50 | — | 47 | 17 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 47 | 47 | 14 | 50 | 14 | 6 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NE 7 | NNE 4 | NE 8 | NW 3 | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 6 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 67 | 14 | 126 | 11 | 164 | 447 | 303 | 64 | 35 | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 42 | 314 | 4443 | 6662 | 9067 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 72 | 175 | 417 |
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