Long Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 19 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
13.0° 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 6PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (19 May)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (19 May)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
1.2
WSW
17
2.2
WSW
6
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
3
SW
9
3
SW
11
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
466
440
299
290
253
228
215
208
175
132
120
96
71
66
123
123
867
350
1051
1227
1759
2360
2494
2555
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
NNE
10
NE
5
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
NE
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
30
WSW
30
W
35
WSW
30
W
25
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
4:34PM2.14m
4:57AM1.98m
5:33PM2.08m
5:56AM1.92m
6:34PM2.00m
Low Tide
10:15AM0.03m
10:54PM0.16m
11:16AM0.07m
11:55PM0.20m
12:19PM0.12m
00:58AM0.24m
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:00
8:02
8:03
8:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:13
5:12
5:10
5
1
Temp °C
7
8
9
8
8
9
9
8
8
11
11
9
9
10
11
11
10
11
11
11
10
9
7
7
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
7
7
5
5
6
7
7
4
4
3
4
4
5
4
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
1
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
NE
8
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
Energy kJ
466
440
299
290
253
228
215
208
175
132
120
96
69
66
123
123
64
36
147
173
173
35
2494
2555
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
19
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.1
E
10
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.1
E
12
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
NE
8
Energy kJ
9
9
9
9
37
37
11
11
11
33
71
72
6
62
33
31
2
151
27
34
23
3
28
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
SSW
21
0.2
SSW
21
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.3
SSW
19
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
E
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
5
4
4
2
2
8
39
43
43
10
10
10
71
9
9
3
3
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
NE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.8
NE
4
1
NE
4
1.2
WSW
17
2.2
WSW
6
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
3
SW
9
3
SW
11
Energy kJ
17
1
2
2
2
1
2
3
8
13
23
36
867
350
1051
1227
1759
2360
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
25
25
72
25
8
4
4
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
1
2
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
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