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Long Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 NZSTForecast 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
12.9° 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 7PM is: 0.3m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Long Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri night, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | |
175 | 132 | 120 | 96 | 71 | 66 | 123 | 123 | 204 | 151 | 497 | 723 | 935 | 1622 | 1872 | 1943 | 1945 | 1897 | 1777 | 2563 | 2288 | 2239 | 2613 | 3015 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:33PM2.08m | 5:56AM1.92m | 6:34PM2.00m | 6:59AM1.87m | 7:37PM1.93m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:16AM0.07m | 11:55PM0.20m | 12:19PM0.12m | 00:58AM0.24m | 1:22PM0.17m | 1:59AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  |  | | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 |
 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
4 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | ENE 5 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | ENE 7 | SW 13 | SW 12 | — |
 kJ | 175 | 132 | 120 | 96 | 69 | 13 | 123 | 123 | 23 | 40 | 35 | 32 | 173 | 171 | 1872 | 1943 | 1945 | 1897 | 1777 | 1626 | 5 | 2239 | 2613 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | ENE 4 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | — | ENE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 33 | 71 | 72 | 7 | 66 | 33 | 32 | 204 | 151 | 173 | 173 | 33 | 31 | 35 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 5 | — | 5 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | ENE 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 43 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 71 | 62 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | WSW 11 | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 8 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | NW 5 | NW 6 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 18 | 19 | 31 | 71 | 138 | 497 | 723 | 935 | 1622 | — | — | — | — | — | 2563 | 2288 | 57 | 80 | 3015 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 185 | 8 | 123 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 75 | 8 |
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