Long Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 14 May 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
13.3° C
(Which is 2.9°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 11AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (14 May)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (14 May)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
1.7
S
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
13
1.3
SSW
19
1.4
SSW
18
2.2
SSW
18
2.2
SSW
17
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4700
3870
3408
3009
2826
2682
1195
2146
2113
1939
1909
1546
1277
1117
1022
933
964
951
1111
1199
3032
2964
2468
2146
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
NNW
5
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
N
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
12:07PM1.88m
00:32AM1.89m
12:57PM2.00m
1:21AM1.96m
1:49PM2.10m
Low Tide
5:54AM0.23m
6:20PM0.17m
6:41AM0.14m
7:10PM0.11m
7:30AM0.07m
8:03PM0.09m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:54
7:56
7:56
7:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:17
5:16
5:15
Temp °C
8
8
7
9
11
9
8
8
8
7
7
8
9
8
8
8
8
7
7
8
9
8
8
8
5
5
4
7
8
6
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
6
6
6
5
4
4
5
6
5
5
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
1.9
SW
12
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SW
13
2.2
SSW
18
2.2
SSW
17
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
4700
3870
3408
3009
2826
2682
1118
2146
2113
1939
1909
1546
1277
1117
1022
933
964
951
932
841
3032
2964
2468
2146
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
1.7
S
14
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
SSW
24
0.4
SSW
22
0.7
SSW
21
0.8
SSW
20
1
SSW
20
1.3
SSW
19
1.4
SSW
18
0.2
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
4
Energy kJ
21
20
20
20
20
20
1195
10
8
8
7
9
9
54
197
404
464
723
1111
1199
10
22
11
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.1
SE
12
0.2
ENE
10
0.1
S
25
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
12
Energy kJ
29
18
17
17
16
16
20
19
6
9
12
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
10
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
NE
4
Energy kJ
28
10
15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
9
9
9
9
9
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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