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Long Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 29 Mar 2026 NZDTForecast 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
14.2° C
(Which is 2.3°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 5AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Mar) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Mar) | 8ft (2.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Long Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 544 | 549 | 383 | 553 | 488 | 520 | 656 | 944 | 3971 | 5303 | 6109 | 5110 | 4367 | 3871 | 3076 | 8575 | 8039 | 12445 | 12997 | 9865 | 7948 | 7502 | 6042 | 5160 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | glass | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:29AM 1.90 | 12:50PM 1.85 | 1:20AM 1.94 | 1:39PM 1.91 | 2:06AM 1.96 | 2:24PM 1.94 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:38AM 0.27 | 6:58PM 0.17 | 7:27AM 0.21 | 7:47PM 0.13 | 8:11AM 0.17 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:56 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:34 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | -2 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
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