Long Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 06 Apr 2026 NZST
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Long Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Long Point sea temperature is
14.2° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Long Point today?

The current surf forecast for Long Point at 2PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (06 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (06 Apr)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


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Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)121212121212131414141488889910101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6345114943893895466187657877767337468901051107411689598628781020954884819754
Wind
(km/h)
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
15
NE
10
NW
5
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:32PM
1.72
5:51AM
1.60
6:21PM
1.64
6:42AM
1.53
7:16PM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:19AM
0.44
11:51PM
0.52
12:09PM
0.52
12:45AM
0.60
1:04PM
0.58
1:43AM
0.64
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise7:05-------7:07-------7:07-------
Sunset---6:21-------6:19-------6:16----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------1-----
Temp. °C111112121313131314151514141414131416151515151311
Feels °C (?)557788899109899911131614141312119
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