Long Point Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Catlins, New Zealand)

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Long Point Surf Guide

Long Point in Catlins is a reasonably exposed reef and point break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds blow from the northwest. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the ideal swell direction is from the south southeast.There is a left hand point break here. Best around low tide when the tide is rising. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days. Beware of sharks/rips.

Long Point Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef and point	2	fairly consistent	13.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Long Point:

The best conditions reported for surf at Long Point occur when a South-southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Long Point (for consistent clean waves)?

augustBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Long Point with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of August. Clean surfable waves are typically found 19% of the time in August while 36% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 45% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

19%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

36%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

45%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Long Point Location Map

Interactive Long Point surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Long Point is Dunedin Airport (DUD) in New Zealand, 86 km (53 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Long Point is Invercargill Airport (IVC), also in New Zealand, 99 km (61 miles) away.

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Long Point Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 05:34 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SW	SSW
Period (s)	14	13	13	13
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off

Tides at Long Point

Current tide and informaton

For Long Point, 0 km from Long Point.

Next High Water: 05:07pm | 1.74m

Next Low Water: 10:52am | 0.45m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Long Point Sea Temperature

The water temperature (13.8 °C) at Long Point is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (12.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, neoprene gloves and boots.