Long Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 23 Mar 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
14.4° C
(Which is 2.4°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 3AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (23 Mar)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (23 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.3
SW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)141313131414141413131312121212121212121212121214
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13241190984984115210488746474954885434713965705615514973033096037187185551033
Wind
(km/h)
0
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
ENE
10
E
5
E
5
NE
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
0
WSW
10
SE
10
SE
10
S
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:23AM
1.88
6:54PM
1.94
7:20AM
1.80
7:57PM
1.88
8:25AM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:18AM
0.21
12:41PM
0.21
1:19AM
0.30
1:43PM
0.27
2:25AM
0.37
2:51PM
0.31
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise----7:46-------7:47-------7:48---
Sunset-------7:49-------7:46-------7:45
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C10101010121617141313141517202016121010910101111
Feels °C (?)9988111515131312121214191814118766566
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