Long Point Surf Break

Long Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 46.57° S 169.58° E

Issued: 11 am 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Long Point sea temperature is
11.9° C

2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Long Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Long Point today (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Point at 7PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 21s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)8ft (2.4m)14s
Afternoon (07 Jul)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (07 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Tue night, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
0
0
1
0
0
!
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
2.5
SSW
17
2.4
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2
SSW
19
2.2
SSW
19
3
SSW
18
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2110
1762
1565
1346
1325
1204
1204
1217
3376
2856
6119
6742
4965
4102
3663
2805
3465
6317
5847
5226
4428
3691
3287
3040
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ESE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SSE
0
ENE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
7:19AM1.63m
7:48PM1.66m
8:13AM1.66m
8:43PM1.67m
9:14AM1.71m
9:44PM1.70m
Low Tide
1:46PM0.41m
2:14AM0.43m
2:41PM0.41m
3:08AM0.40m
3:40PM0.39m
4:05AM0.34m
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:25
8:23
8:23
8:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:08
5:09
 mm
1
2
4
1
1
1
Temp °C
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
5
6
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
4
4
Feels °C
1
1
1
1
3
4
1
0
1
2
0
1
1
2
3
3
4
5
4
4
2
2
0
0
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
2.5
SSW
17
2.4
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
13
3
SSW
18
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SW
16
Energy kJ
2110
1762
1565
1346
1325
1204
1204
1147
3376
2856
6119
6742
4965
4102
3663
2689
1944
6317
5847
5226
4428
3691
3287
3040
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
E
8
0.2
SSW
21
0.3
SSW
21
1
E
7
0.9
E
8
1.2
SSW
18
1.4
SSW
17
0.9
ENE
10
1.1
E
10
1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1.3
SSW
20
2
SSW
19
2.2
SSW
19
1.1
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
11
Energy kJ
158
186
44
87
100
90
907
1217
166
235
194
265
285
275
1273
2805
3465
270
324
318
318
318
370
400
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
ENE
9
0.2
SSW
21
0.5
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
19
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
10
0.5
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.1
SW
24
0.3
SSW
24
0.6
SSW
22
0.9
SSW
21
1.2
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
10
Energy kJ
26
69
53
45
216
522
84
92
72
45
22
108
363
649
319
297
276
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
0.8
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
SSE
4
0.6
S
4
1.4
SSE
5
Energy kJ
187
185
133
137
31
11
109
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
1
1
2
2
5
3
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
72
84
105
123
123
123
25
23
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
6
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
5
4
6
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
7
6
5
5
7
7
9
9
9
8
7
7
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
6
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