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  • Storm warning

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    Foveaux

    Area: 

    Puysegur

    Issued: 3:08am Fri 30 May
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Southland Marine - Surfing

Sea temperature12°
Wetsuit4/3mm wetsuit recommended
Issued: 3:00am Fri 30 May
Sea temperature map

Nugget Point Tides

2.4m0.5m

Source: MetOcean Solutions

Long Point Surfing Forecast

3AM9AM3PM9PM
Sea condition
1
1
1

wind

 
Max gust (kts)414955
Wind directionWWW

sea

 
Period (sec)101113
Set face (m)3.54.15.2
Wave height (m)3.54.15.1

swell

 
Swell height (m)2.83.44.4
Swell directionSWSWSW
Rating 7-10: Good

Good quality surf, long swell period, little or no wind, and swell height greater than a metre.

Rating 4-6: Medium

Reasonable surf conditions, although possibly affected by light-fair onshore winds, and a lower swell.

Rating 1-3: Bad

Poor conditions such as strong onshore winds, a low swell period and a small swell height.

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The daily rating is the best rating as forecast for that day. The forecast wind and waves above have been automatically generated by MetOcean Solutions computer weather modeling system and have not been moderated by MetService forecasters. They may vary from those in the corresponding coastal or recreational marine forecast produced by our forecast team.

  • Foveaux Coastal Forecast

Foveaux Coastal Forecast

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Storm warning

Today: Westerly 35 knots, rising to 45 knots in the morning. Rising to southwest 55 knots for a time in the afternoon and again in the evening. Sea becoming high. Long period southwest swell rising to 7 metres, offshore. Northeast swell 1 metre. Poor visibility in showers. Squally thunderstorms possible.

Saturday: Westerly 50 knots, easing to 40 knots late. High sea easing. Heavy southwest swell.

Sunday: Southwest 35 knots. Sea very rough. Heavy southwest swell.

Monday: Westerly 30 knots. Sea rough. Heavy southwest swell easing.

Issued: 3:08am Fri, 30 May

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