Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Potato Point today (04 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Potato Point at 9AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 04). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (04 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (04 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Potato Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Sat 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 11 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 49 | 69 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 53 | 2 | 66 | 31 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 15 | 18 | 27 | 30 | 41 | 51 | 85 | 135 | 99 | 78 | 62 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:33PM1.70m | 12:03PM1.78m | 00:29AM1.73m | 12:56PM1.77m | 1:21AM1.75m | 1:44PM1.76m | 2:08AM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:42AM0.16m | 6:14PM0.18m | 6:36AM0.16m | 7:04PM0.16m | 7:27AM0.17m | 7:50PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | 8:35 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 302 | 302 | 236 | 229 | 222 | 215 | 162 | 157 | 34 | 31 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 15 | 18 | 27 | 30 | 41 | 51 | 85 | 135 | 99 | 78 | 62 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | SE 11 | — | S 10 | — | NE 11 | — | — | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | — | 2 | — | 5 | — | — | 116 | 69 | 68 | 64 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 11 | E 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | ESE 5 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 15 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | WNW 3 | — | SSW 3 | S 4 |
| kJ | 35 | 49 | 69 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 53 | 35 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 123 | 33 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 123 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
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