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Potato Point Surf Forecast
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Potato Point surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 21 Mar 2026 NZDTForecast 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
14.4° C
(Which is 2.0°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 10AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 21). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Mar) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Potato Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 260 | 306 | 355 | 320 | 308 | 303 | 297 | 229 | 216 | 212 | 202 | 202 | 196 | 158 | 125 | 125 | 122 | 115 | 117 | 87 | 92 | 68 | 69 | 66 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | off | cross- off | off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:18AM 1.81 | 5:41PM 1.84 | 6:06AM 1.77 | 6:33PM 1.83 | 6:59AM 1.72 | 7:31PM 1.79 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:32AM 0.13 | 12:01AM 0.14 | 12:23PM 0.16 | 12:58AM 0.20 | 1:20PM 0.20 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tue 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 |
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