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Long Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 15 Jan 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
14.7° 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 5PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 15). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)7ft (2.2m)14s
Afternoon (15 Jan)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (15 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SW
Period(s) (?)141313131313131312121212121212121212121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1762161315021367124211471034851811712635625568558558488500509518568625663573503
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
E
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
5
SSE
0
N
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:24PM
1.63
1:51AM
1.74
2:06PM
1.68
2:32AM
1.79
2:45PM
1.72
3:10AM
1.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:07AM
0.53
7:23PM
0.45
7:52AM
0.49
8:06PM
0.40
8:35AM
0.44
8:48PM
0.34
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise-------6:07-------6:09-------6:11
Sunset---9:32-------9:31-------9:30----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------1111-------------
Temp. °C101011121212121111101011101010101112131210998
Feels °C (?)656777877688888788988787
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