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Long Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 27 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
14.3° C
 (Which is 1.6°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: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Afternoon (27 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Evening (27 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Fri
30
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
S
2.3
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.8
S
1.1
SW
1.5
S
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
SSE
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
1.2
SW
1.4
SW
2.1
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
SW
3.5
SW
Period(s) (?)10101010991491313131313812121211111211111112
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)112410139108136795294363473352862391991561241249313936646312161673183222933037
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
15
SSW
5
SW
5
W
10
N
10
N
0
WNW
10
S
10
E
15
ENE
10
N
10
SW
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononglassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
off		offcross-
off		oncross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:56AM
1.69
10:35PM
1.77
11:05AM
1.72
11:46PM
1.85
12:12PM
1.78
12:50AM
1.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:53AM
0.39
4:20PM
0.35
4:58AM
0.38
5:24PM
0.30
6:02AM
0.34
6:25PM
0.22
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Fri
30
Sunrise-6:24-------6:26-------6:26------
Sunset-----9:22-------9:21-------9:20--
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------------11---
Temp. °C1111121314131010991415161718161518191415151312
Feels °C (?)7789910997713131415171413151599876
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