Long Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 15 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
13.1° 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: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)8ft (2.4m)13s
Afternoon (15 May)7ft (2.2m)12s
Evening (15 May)6ft (1.9m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
13
1.3
SSW
19
1.4
SSW
18
2.2
SSW
18
2.2
SSW
17
2.1
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2113
1939
1909
1546
1384
1177
1022
1022
964
1044
1111
1199
3032
2964
2318
2032
1845
1651
1171
978
791
706
623
503
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
N
5
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
W
5
SE
0
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:32AM1.89m
12:57PM2.00m
1:21AM1.96m
1:49PM2.10m
2:12AM2.01m
2:43PM2.16m
Low Tide
6:41AM0.14m
7:10PM0.11m
7:30AM0.07m
8:03PM0.09m
8:22AM0.03m
8:58PM0.09m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:56
7:56
7:58
8:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:16
5:15
5:15
Temp °C
8
8
8
8
9
8
7
7
7
7
7
8
9
8
8
8
7
7
7
8
9
8
7
7
5
5
5
5
7
7
6
5
5
4
4
5
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
7
8
7
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SW
13
2.2
SSW
18
2.2
SSW
17
2.1
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
Energy kJ
2113
1939
1909
1546
1384
1177
1022
1022
964
1044
918
841
3032
2964
2318
2032
1845
1651
1171
978
791
706
623
503
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
SSW
24
0.4
SSW
22
0.7
SSW
21
0.8
SSW
20
1
SSW
20
1.3
SSW
19
1.4
SSW
18
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
Energy kJ
8
8
7
9
9
54
197
404
464
723
1111
1199
10
11
23
6
7
4
25
24
24
23
23
23
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
12
0.3
ENE
10
0.1
S
25
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
12
0.3
ENE
12
0.3
ENE
12
0.3
NE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.3
SSE
8
0.1
NE
4
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
SSW
20
Energy kJ
6
19
12
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
13
27
26
3
2
11
1
13
40
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
11
0.6
NE
4
Energy kJ
29
14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
4
4
4
8
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
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