Long Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 03 Apr 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
14.4° C
(Which is 2.7°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 4PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (03 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (03 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.6
SW
2
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)111313131313131313131214141414141414141313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)33153575585963763749536935735765516242704305429673326314327562157183114741242932724
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
0
NW
5
NNE
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
5
SSE
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:26PM
1.91
4:45AM
1.84
5:06PM
1.86
5:24AM
1.77
5:48PM
1.79
6:06AM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:12AM
0.21
10:34PM
0.25
10:52AM
0.27
11:17PM
0.34
11:34AM
0.35
12:02AM
0.43
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise--------8:02-------8:03-------
Sunset---7:28-------7:25-------7:23----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------21----------------
Temp. °C151919191717111111121211111010101011111111111011
Feels °C (?)141818171313777888987656556546
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