Long Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 13 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
14.4° C
(Which is 3.0°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 10PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)--
Afternoon (13 Apr)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (13 Apr)7ft (2.1m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
4
2
1
2
2
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
ENE
2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.2
ENE
2
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
0.9
E
0.8
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
5
WSW
5.5
SW
Period(s) (?)11121212121211111110101091110101010108891313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)731106612931382117599379267638940232727313614129032631932828211801433206980399321
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
5
SSE
10
SSE
0
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
10
WNW
10
N
30
WNW
40
WNW
40
W
40
W
45
W
45
W
40
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscrossglasscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise------7:16-------7:18-------7:18-
Sunset-6:07-------6:06-------6:04------
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
136121--1--------81-111-
Temp. °C141212111091013111099991113141099991011
Feels °C (?)12111111768108766536101131-11-102
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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