Long Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 NZST
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
13.8° C
(Which is 2.6°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 1PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)6ft (1.9m)9s
Afternoon (21 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (21 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
0.9
SW
1.6
SSE
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)9999148141413131313131313181716161615141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)675617579513301353346341299250246239202163103209267371367362415398346336
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
5
S
5
WNW
10
SW
5
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:09AM
1.92
5:45PM
2.02
6:09AM
1.86
6:49PM
1.95
7:15AM
1.80
7:57PM
1.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:28AM
0.15
12:09AM
0.26
12:33PM
0.20
1:15AM
0.32
1:40PM
0.24
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
Sunrise--7:26-------7:26-------7:28-----
Sunset----5:53-------5:52-------5:50---
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C888998888891010987777111210911
Feels °C (?)332444454567765443388656
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