Surf Forecast Surf Report

Potato Point surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 02 Apr 2025 NZDT
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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
15.2° C
(Which is 3.2°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 11PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 02). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)--
Afternoon (02 Apr)5ft (1.5m)5s
Evening (02 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thu
10
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
NE
1.8
NE
2.1
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
NE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.5
E
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.9
NE
0.6
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.6
NE
0.2
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.4
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
E
1
ENE
Period(s) (?)666777788889999910101010101010101010101099698888888885588888888741212121111116
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)16523736947255546237936855581786913125055284564154084734073012882502092091731371792419065473957383434222222222240192613121111111111101012252541683763
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
15
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
SSW
10
E
10
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
SE
15
S
15
SSW
5
SW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
10
N
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:23PM
1.89
7:51AM
1.73
8:29PM
1.82
8:58AM
1.66
9:39PM
1.76
10:09AM
1.62
10:48PM
1.74
11:16AM
1.62
11:51PM
1.73
12:16PM
1.63
12:45AM
1.73
1:07PM
1.65
1:32AM
1.73
1:52PM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:10PM
0.10
1:50AM
0.19
2:13PM
0.17
2:55AM
0.26
3:18PM
0.23
4:01AM
0.31
4:24PM
0.26
5:04AM
0.32
5:25PM
0.27
6:02AM
0.32
6:21PM
0.27
6:53AM
0.30
7:10PM
0.26
7:39AM
0.28
7:54PM
0.25
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thu
10
Sunrise------7:56-------7:56-------7:58-------8:00-------8:00-------8:03-------8:03-----
Sunset-7:25-------7:23-------7:22-------7:20-------7:17-------7:16-------7:15-------7:13--
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131313131414141618161515161720232318151313121215141212131210121515121110111113171817151199910108777791416141111
Feels °C (?)88881011121414131314151618192114109989131299111181013121010910911141413136554332222249131288
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