Long Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 01 May 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
13.8° C
(Which is 2.9°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: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)--
Afternoon (02 May)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (02 May)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
!
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3.5
WSW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2609
2886
3466
3763
3629
3352
5152
2903
2125
1919
1643
1438
1228
1127
721
803
723
736
700
748
748
712
634
614
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
2:39AM1.81m
3:01PM1.86m
3:18AM1.77m
3:42PM1.83m
3:58AM1.73m
Low Tide
8:27PM0.30m
8:43AM0.29m
9:09PM0.35m
9:23AM0.33m
9:52PM0.41m
10:06AM0.39m
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:39
7:41
7:43
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5:37
5:36
5:34
5:32
Temp °C
11
10
10
10
10
11
13
15
17
15
15
15
15
13
13
15
16
14
14
14
13
12
12
14
9
8
8
8
7
7
9
11
13
12
12
12
13
10
10
13
15
13
13
12
11
10
10
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
Energy kJ
2609
2886
3466
3763
3629
3352
3094
2903
2125
1919
1643
1438
1228
1127
721
803
723
736
700
748
748
712
634
614
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
15
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
10
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.1
NE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.3
SSE
9
0.1
NE
6
Energy kJ
8
38
32
44
43
41
40
25
1
3
15
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
Energy kJ
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
14
0.3
NNW
4
1
W
6
0.4
NNW
4
0.9
W
5
0.8
NW
4
Energy kJ
5152
3
69
6
34
21
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
5
9
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
5
9
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
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