Long Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 17 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
14.1° C
(Which is 2.8°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 4AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (18 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (18 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.7
SSW
3
S
3
S
2.5
SSE
2
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
Period(s) (?)1516151414141413131314151414141313101099888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)112569249290290279971165150164274312121179978706637405647173714761000477579531
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NNE
15
WNW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
15
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:35AM
2.01
2:59PM
2.10
3:23AM
2.01
3:51PM
2.11
4:14AM
1.98
4:45PM
2.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:24PM
0.06
8:44AM
0.05
9:14PM
0.07
9:34AM
0.06
10:08PM
0.12
10:29AM
0.09
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise----7:22-------7:22-------7:24---
Sunset------5:59-------5:57-------5:54-
light rain
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1-----1----------11-----
Temp. °C11101010101313119999101111101010999998
Feels °C (?)107888121086677888764333432
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