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Potato Point Surf Forecast
/ Otago (35 surf breaks) /
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Potato Point surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
13.0° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Potato Point today?
The current surf forecast for Potato Point at 2PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Potato Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 3 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | |
2 | 20 | 27 | 37 | 36 | 90 | 18 | 16 | 30 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 34 | 77 | 131 | 99 | 128 | 157 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 193 | 1216 | 1538 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:05AM1.48m | 6:34PM1.57m | 6:54AM1.43m | 7:24PM1.53m | 7:45AM1.40m | 8:15PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:08AM0.48m | 12:20PM0.46m | 00:59AM0.51m | 1:11PM0.49m | 1:50AM0.52m | 2:02PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:23 |
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Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 5 | S 14 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 10 |
 kJ | 199 | 196 | 198 | 146 | 144 | 146 | 144 | 101 | 14 | 97 | 23 | 24 | 61 | 62 | 131 | 99 | 128 | 157 | 93 | 93 | 89 | 87 | 57 | 1538 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | S 14 | E 9 | S 14 | S 14 | E 11 | E 10 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | E 10 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | — | 20 | 27 | 37 | 36 | 46 | 18 | 7 | 100 | 6 | 94 | 93 | 2 | 9 | 63 | 58 | 58 | 61 | 92 | 90 | 2 | 26 | 53 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 9 | E 11 | S 5 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 18 | SSW 5 | S 20 | S 8 | — | S 17 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 8 | — | — | — | 15 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 1 | — | 53 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | ENE 5 | NE 6 | — | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | 90 | 9 | 4 | 30 | 21 | — | — | 34 | 77 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 93 | 193 | 1216 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 4 |
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