Long Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 30 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
14.5° C
(Which is 2.7°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 6AM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (30 Mar)13ft (4.0m)15s
Evening (30 Mar)16ft (5.0m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
!
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
3
3
3
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
4
SW
4.5
SW
5
SW
7
SW
6.5
SW
5.5
SW
5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SSW
3.5
SW
3.5
SSW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
WSW
1.8
SW
Period(s) (?)171616161616151512131414141414141414141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)397153035921556243673871811581677253150361537611960978782008251563049254424311024872724200424571102
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WNW
25
W
30
W
30
W
40
W
50
W
50
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
20
W
25
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:20AM
1.94
1:39PM
1.91
2:06AM
1.96
2:24PM
1.94
2:48AM
1.96
3:06PM
1.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:27AM
0.21
7:47PM
0.13
8:11AM
0.17
8:31PM
0.12
8:53AM
0.16
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise----7:56-------7:56-------7:58---
Sunset-------7:36-------7:34-------7:31
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
5841-----1--------------
Temp. °C141311111215121211988911111199879151816
Feels °C (?)14107779531-2-2-1144544435121412
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  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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