Potato Point surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 25 Jun 2025 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
10.9° C
(Which is 1.8°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 10PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jun)--
Afternoon (25 Jun)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (25 Jun)5ft (1.5m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
01
Wednesday
02
Thu
03
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NE
1.3
NE
1.5
NE
1.7
NE
2
ENE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.3
E
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.5
ESE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
2
SE
2.1
SE
1.8
SE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)66678910101010109101010101010109971010888101010101111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)9716122631857165466071755040330522221026926324031423226719235035514018068780365918014914310411711711712121920316214711110610710411685524748475073767573726449424941
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
N
5
N
5
SW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
SSE
15
S
15
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
W
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossononglassglasscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:11AM
1.85
3:43PM
2.00
4:03AM
1.83
4:36PM
1.97
4:56AM
1.80
5:28PM
1.90
5:48AM
1.74
6:19PM
1.82
6:41AM
1.67
7:11PM
1.73
7:35AM
1.60
8:04PM
1.64
8:30AM
1.54
8:57PM
1.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:06PM
0.13
9:23AM
0.03
10:01PM
0.14
10:18AM
0.05
10:55PM
0.16
11:12AM
0.09
11:48PM
0.20
12:06PM
0.15
12:41AM
0.24
12:58PM
0.21
1:32AM
0.29
1:50PM
0.29
2:22AM
0.33
2:42PM
0.36
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
01
Wednesday
02
Thu
03
Sunrise------8:18-------8:18-------8:18-------8:18-------8:18-------8:18-------8:18-----
Sunset5:00-------5:00-------5:00-------5:00-------5:01-------5:01-------5:02-------5:02---
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Rain (mm)
------------------261019221692-----------1----------------------
Temp. °C14121212121211131512111099888888775678877769107656768965554589666776911876
Feels °C (?)11998911911131198775665430-1-3-1012123256321221242111015633234369643
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