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Long Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 20 Apr 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
13.8° 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 1AM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)6ft (1.9m)9s
Afternoon (21 Apr)5ft (1.6m)8s
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
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
S
2
S
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.6
SSE
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
E
0.6
SSW
0.9
SSE
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)98999999814141413131313131310189161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)613589616645675617579513315309346341299250246239202199115207136371367362
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
0
SE
0
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
off
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
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:06PM
0.19
11:28AM
0.15
12:09AM
0.26
12:33PM
0.20
1:15AM
0.32
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise------7:26-------7:26-------7:28-
Sunset5:54-------5:53-------5:52-------
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C9888888998888889987766710
Feels °C (?)322333244444555776543236
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