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Potato Point surf Forecast / Otago / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 26 Apr 2024 NZST
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Potato Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Potato Point sea temperature is 12.7°C (Statistics for 26 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 11.1 °C max: 12.3 °C min: 9.8 °C)
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Potato Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Potato Point sea temperature is 12.7°C (Statistics for 26 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 11.1 °C max: 12.3 °C min: 9.8 °C)


How big are the waves at Potato Point today?

The current surf forecast for Potato Point at 11AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (26 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (26 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

Table - waves today at Potato Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
NE
0.3
ESE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.2
ESE
0.6
W
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.4
NE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
Period(s) (?)51188881141010999988888131212121211111010101010101010997888888877710111212121211111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)29242323161411118898151577666131214141425666057565556554847292936961221199494716242384035128211269265260296285285263259259254
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NNE
10
SE
5
S
5
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
SE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrossglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
offglassonononononcross-
on
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:23AM
1.57
4:47PM
1.65
5:05AM
1.53
5:31PM
1.63
5:51AM
1.50
6:20PM
1.61
6:42AM
1.47
7:14PM
1.60
7:38AM
1.47
8:13PM
1.62
8:38AM
1.49
9:14PM
1.65
9:38AM
1.55
10:13PM
1.71
10:37AM
1.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:34AM
0.37
11:07PM
0.41
11:20AM
0.41
11:58PM
0.45
12:10PM
0.43
12:51AM
0.47
1:05PM
0.43
1:47AM
0.46
2:01PM
0.40
2:43AM
0.42
2:58PM
0.34
3:38AM
0.35
3:55PM
0.26
4:31AM
0.27
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise--7:28-------7:28-------7:30-------7:31-------7:33-------7:33-------7:35-------7:35-
Sunset----5:40-------5:39-------5:37-------5:37-------5:35-------5:34-------5:31-------
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Rain (mm)
3-------------------------------------1332------------------
Temp. °C877108777879141413121210101116141111111110121516121110109101516109887810108776991010101010109912
Feels °C (?)532311124351010101010878131299887912139988781314764555665432555677887610

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