Long Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 21 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
13.0° 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 9AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)2ft (0.6m)18s
Afternoon (21 May)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (21 May)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri night, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri morning).

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
4
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
2.2
WSW
6
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
3
SW
9
3
SW
11
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
123
123
204
381
937
917
1331
1898
2018
2027
2096
1946
1749
1486
2422
2637
2344
2973
3352
4363
5259
5968
5313
8190
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NNE
30
WSW
30
W
35
W
30
W
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
30
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:56AM1.92m
6:34PM2.00m
6:59AM1.87m
7:37PM1.93m
8:04AM1.82m
8:40PM1.86m
Low Tide
12:19PM0.12m
00:58AM0.24m
1:22PM0.17m
1:59AM0.27m
2:24PM0.21m
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:03
8:03
8:04
8:06
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:10
5:09
5:08
2
2
Temp °C
10
11
10
10
11
11
10
8
7
7
7
9
11
9
9
10
12
11
11
11
10
9
8
8
6
7
3
3
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
6
7
5
4
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.7
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.4
ENE
7
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
3
SW
12
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
SSW
22
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
4
SW
16
Energy kJ
123
123
23
20
147
173
173
21
2018
2027
2096
1946
1749
1486
5
5
2344
5
48
5259
5968
5313
8190
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.6
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.1
E
12
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
SW
22
1.8
SSW
18
Energy kJ
33
20
204
151
23
26
25
3
27
16
14
8
5
5
8
8
5
74
1988
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
S
10
0.1
SE
12
0.3
S
12
Energy kJ
9
9
11
3
3
2
6
26
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
5
0.8
NE
4
0.9
WNW
4
2.2
WSW
6
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
3
SW
9
3
SW
11
0.5
NW
3
1.1
W
5
2.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
1.2
WNW
6
3
SW
12
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
Energy kJ
19
29
28
381
937
917
1331
1898
5
53
2422
2637
90
2973
3352
4363
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
5
5
6
8
9
Distance (km)
4
0
25
25
72
25
8
4
4
0
4
4
4
8
8
8
72
8
8
8
23
8
8
8
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
6
8
9
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
5
5
6
8
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
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