Long Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 23 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
12.8° C
(Which is 2.6°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 10PM is: 4.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)--
Afternoon (23 May)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (23 May)13ft (4.0m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon night, min 7°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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)
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4
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
0
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
3
WSW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2
SSW
11
1.9
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5007
5879
6847
7214
6444
5534
4920
4390
3338
3139
2807
2288
1965
1594
1648
1572
1240
1276
2324
1645
1499
1323
1027
1496
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
0
WSW
5
W
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:40PM1.86m
9:08AM1.78m
9:41PM1.82m
10:08AM1.77m
10:37PM1.78m
11:04AM1.76m
Low Tide
2:24PM0.21m
2:58AM0.28m
3:23PM0.25m
3:54AM0.29m
4:18PM0.28m
4:46AM0.30m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:06
8:07
8:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:08
5:07
5:07
2
4
2
Temp °C
11
10
9
9
8
9
9
9
10
9
8
8
9
9
9
12
12
12
13
9
8
8
7
8
7
7
6
6
5
6
6
7
9
8
6
5
6
5
5
9
9
8
8
5
5
4
3
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
0.5
S
11
2.3
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2
SSW
11
1.9
SSW
10
Energy kJ
5007
5879
6847
7214
6444
5534
4920
4390
3338
3139
2807
2288
1965
1594
1648
1572
1240
1276
1398
64
1499
1323
1027
725
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
22
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
12
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.4
NE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.4
NE
10
0.6
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
15
Energy kJ
91
19
20
21
12
12
11
11
10
10
16
30
123
116
83
26
214
376
697
1496
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.1
NE
14
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
13
0.4
NE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
ENE
10
Energy kJ
20
19
18
7
14
16
30
12
27
26
83
59
20
19
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
3
0.7
W
4
0.8
WNW
4
1
NW
5
0.8
NW
5
0.7
NW
5
3
WSW
12
2.5
SW
12
Energy kJ
5
14
21
41
30
22
2324
1645
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
2
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
23
8
8
8
8
8
4
0
0
0
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
72
8
8
8
8
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
8
7
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
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  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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