Long Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 04 Apr 2026 NZDT
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
14.3° 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 12AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (05 Apr)8ft (2.4m)14s
Evening (05 Apr)7ft (2.1m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
Period(s) (?)121515141414141414131313131212121212121213141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5516852328280328033326314325942157170814741144932724634457396435435537680754787765
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:06PM
1.86
5:24AM
1.77
5:48PM
1.79
6:06AM
1.68
6:32PM
1.72
6:51AM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:17PM
0.34
11:34AM
0.35
12:02AM
0.43
12:19PM
0.44
12:51AM
0.52
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Sunrise------8:03-------8:04-------8:06-
Sunset-7:25-------7:23-------7:22------
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C121211111010101111111110101111121213121213131316
Feels °C (?)9988765655544668897899911
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