Long Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 10 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
13.8° 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 7PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (10 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (10 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
2
2
1
2
1
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1
SW
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)1313131313128888788899999910101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)553553683380529300257237191181286410569612408427510521533487508461461399
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
5
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NW
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
E
10
SE
0
ENE
0
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
crossglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:41AM
1.46
9:16PM
1.56
9:39AM
1.49
10:11PM
1.60
10:30AM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:59PM
0.59
3:35AM
0.60
3:51PM
0.53
4:24AM
0.54
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise7:11-------7:11-------7:13-------
Sunset---6:13-------6:12-------6:09----
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C111313121212121413161715141414131415141313121111
Feels °C (?)91199999119121412111111101112121111101111
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