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Long Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 NZSTForecast 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
13.9° C
(Which is 3.2°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 12AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (07 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Long Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 9 | SW 10 | |
1016 | 988 | 988 | 975 | 840 | 804 | 661 | 671 | 604 | 604 | 540 | 595 | 637 | 755 | 809 | 669 | 609 | 480 | 622 | 1471 | 3077 | 1373 | 2862 | 2635 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 5:53PM1.68m | 6:12AM1.56m | 6:42PM1.63m | 7:02AM1.51m | 7:33PM1.59m | 7:54AM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:17AM0.57m | 12:32PM0.54m | 1:09AM0.59m | 1:25PM0.55m | 2:01AM0.59m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | SSW 15 |
 kJ | 1016 | 988 | 988 | 975 | 840 | 804 | 661 | 671 | 604 | 604 | 540 | 595 | 637 | 755 | 809 | 669 | 609 | 480 | 480 | 1471 | 920 | 1245 | 662 | 1222 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SSW 18 | — | SSW 20 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | ENE 7 | — | SSW 16 | — | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 25 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 8 | — | 71 | 53 | 40 | 32 | 62 | 114 | — | 75 | 317 | 480 | 622 | 86 | — | 1373 | — | 339 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | — | — | E 11 | S 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 112 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 101 | 726 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 8 | — | — | NE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 75 | — | — | 61 | 27 | 47 | 132 | 2 | 15 | 8 | — | 88 | 216 | 238 | 169 | — | — | — | 3077 | 1089 | 2862 | 2635 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 182 | 272 | 392 | 123 |
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