Long Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 02 Apr 2026 NZDT
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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
14.6° 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 2PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (02 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (02 Apr)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sun
05
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
3
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
4
5
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
Period(s) (?)131312121414131312121113131313131313131314151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1037790584466125711559436815114183145357557787787015525726397841336324142434065
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
WSW
5
W
5
N
5
N
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
0
NE
5
N
10
NW
15
NNW
15
W
15
SSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
5
WSW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossonglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossglassglassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
ononononglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:27AM
1.94
3:46PM
1.94
4:06AM
1.90
4:26PM
1.91
4:45AM
1.84
5:06PM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:32AM
0.17
9:54PM
0.18
10:12AM
0.21
10:34PM
0.25
10:52AM
0.27
11:17PM
0.34
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sun
05
Sunrise--8:00-------8:00-------8:02-----
Sunset-----7:30-------7:28-------7:25--
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------132-----
Temp. °C141416212219171717161618201818171110101113111010
Feels °C (?)1312141920191616161515171915141388678788
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