Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Point today (04 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Point at 5PM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Long Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, fresh winds from the S by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SW 14 | S 7 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 255 | 353 | 413 | 404 | 600 | 812 | 743 | 586 | 541 | 568 | 800 | 3557 | 5659 | 6708 | 7018 | 7146 | 7394 | 6229 | 5154 | 4128 | 3308 | 2784 | 2423 | 2202 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:34PM1.74m | 5:48AM1.65m | 6:15PM1.70m | 6:31AM1.63m | 6:59PM1.68m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:25AM0.36m | 11:54PM0.44m | 12:08PM0.38m | 00:37AM0.45m | 12:55PM0.40m | 1:24AM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | | |  | | |  |  |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | |  | | | |
 | 8:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 |
 | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 85 | 105 | 128 | 102 | 268 | 375 | 743 | 586 | 452 | 334 | 579 | 3557 | 5659 | 6708 | 7018 | 7146 | 7394 | 6229 | 5154 | 4128 | 3308 | 2784 | 2423 | 2202 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 255 | 353 | 413 | 404 | 600 | 812 | 719 | 440 | 541 | 511 | 234 | 125 | 86 | 109 | 236 | 459 | 111 | 65 | 75 | 60 | 55 | 21 | 20 | 264 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | S 24 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | E 11 | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 |
| kJ | 52 | 75 | 125 | 192 | 74 | 172 | 299 | 211 | 11 | 91 | 609 | 20 | — | — | 94 | 116 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | — | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 19 | 19 | 29 | 105 | 193 | 396 | 568 | 800 | 1117 | 1764 | 2466 | 2352 | 2048 | 1819 | 1342 | 1096 | 848 | 678 | 440 | 388 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 75 | 148 | 148 | 299 | 277 | 299 | 299 | 299 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 299 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Long Point surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest