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Long Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 15 Feb 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
14.7° C
 (Which is 1.9°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 2AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (16 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (16 Feb)6ft (1.9m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.9
E
2.2
E
2.3
E
2.3
E
2.4
E
2.4
E
2.5
E
2.5
ESE
1.9
E
1.8
E
1
SSW
2.3
ESE
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)121313131312121212121413131212121111111119101817
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)79972173272158160357456550344215041710178315191584154315491540862762716102416821796
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:41AM
1.85
2:53PM
1.79
3:17AM
1.90
3:29PM
1.85
3:54AM
1.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:19PM
0.30
8:45AM
0.34
8:59PM
0.22
9:24AM
0.27
9:38PM
0.15
10:02AM
0.22
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise-----6:54-------6:56-------6:58--
Sunset-8:55-------8:53-------8:52------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131211101011111212121111111111121212111111121314
Feels °C (?)9998898999988881010109910111213
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