Long Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 20 Feb 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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 1.4°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 4AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.4m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (20 Feb)10ft (3.0m)7s
Evening (20 Feb)11ft (3.5m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
4
4
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
Period(s) (?)161515141478888131316151516161514814141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)349309370331506849120712801653163637322561349031852516212018471326133617244554557149693846
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
10
NW
20
WNW
30
W
35
W
40
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
25
WSW
20
W
15
NW
10
NW
15
N
20
NE
20
WNW
25
WNW
35
NW
40
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offcrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:12AM
1.94
5:29PM
1.91
5:54AM
1.90
6:15PM
1.89
6:41AM
1.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:00PM
0.12
11:24AM
0.20
11:45PM
0.16
12:09PM
0.23
12:35AM
0.22
12:59PM
0.27
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise----7:01-------7:03-------7:03---
Sunset-------8:47-------8:45-------8:44
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--11-1121------12-1311--
Temp. °C131111111212121111101110121618141212101213131313
Feels °C (?)997444433355813151186355788
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