Long Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 19 Nov 2025 NZDT
Forecast 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
12.7° C
(Which is 2.5°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: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Nov)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (19 Nov)6ft (1.8m)15s
Evening (19 Nov)6ft (1.9m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Sat
22
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
0
1
3
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
2
SW
2
SW
Period(s) (?)101010141514141414141415151514141414141414151616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)482491408874180816881363116310339249651108123714131505133612621060106013831255143218711871
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
5
N
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
0
ENE
0
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
NE
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
15
WSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
offoffglassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crossonononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:34AM
1.81
2:50PM
1.75
3:13AM
1.82
3:28PM
1.75
3:52AM
1.83
4:07PM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:37AM
0.36
8:51PM
0.33
9:17AM
0.38
9:31PM
0.35
9:59AM
0.41
10:12PM
0.37
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Sat
22
Sunrise-5:54-------5:52-------5:52------
Sunset-----8:59-------9:00-------9:01--
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------------2322---
Temp. °C1211151615151211111218211920201913119101111109
Feels °C (?)99131210121110910161918181715108688976
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