Long Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 19 Feb 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
14.2° C
(Which is 1.4°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 11AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (19 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (19 Feb)3ft (0.9m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sun
22
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
2.2
WSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
Period(s) (?)15151414146161515141478888813161515161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)979773529407401374349309370331447744108011221224125612372522413631852868258619831695
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
N
25
W
25
W
30
WSW
30
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
30
W
35
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
20
W
20
WNW
10
NW
15
NE
20
NNE
10
N
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffoffcross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:32AM
1.95
4:46PM
1.91
5:12AM
1.94
5:29PM
1.91
5:54AM
1.90
6:15PM
1.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:42AM
0.20
11:00PM
0.12
11:24AM
0.20
11:45PM
0.16
12:09PM
0.23
12:35AM
0.22
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sun
22
Sunrise--7:00-------7:01-------7:03-----
Sunset-----8:49-------8:47-------8:45--
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-1----1---11111-------12
Temp. °C121313171816131112111212121110101010111416161211
Feels °C (?)101291113109874544333366111212108
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