Long Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 31 Mar 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
14.8° C
(Which is 3.0°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 10AM is: 5.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)16ft (5.0m)14s
Afternoon (31 Mar)15ft (4.5m)14s
Evening (31 Mar)15ft (4.5m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
2
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
6.5
SW
5.5
SW
5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4.5
SW
3.5
SSW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)141414141414141414141414141313131313121214141312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)156121257710112808566567093493633693065281526101770150413801544132611278657005611223986799618
Wind
(km/h)
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
NW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:06AM
1.96
2:24PM
1.94
2:48AM
1.96
3:06PM
1.95
3:27AM
1.94
3:46PM
1.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:11AM
0.17
8:31PM
0.12
8:53AM
0.16
9:13PM
0.13
9:32AM
0.17
9:54PM
0.18
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
Sunrise--7:56-------7:58-------8:00-----
Sunset-----7:34-------7:31-------7:30--
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C99101111119987914171615151514151921201818
Feels °C (?)-1023454443511141413141412131719191716
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