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Long Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 19 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast 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
14.1° C
(Which is 2.8°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: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (19 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Long Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 743 | 1212 | 1179 | 978 | 706 | 511 | 405 | 1050 | 1742 | 1374 | 823 | 660 | 336 | 500 | 522 | 560 | 631 | 408 | 351 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 346 | 341 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:23AM 2.01 | 3:51PM 2.11 | 4:14AM 1.98 | 4:45PM 2.08 | 5:09AM 1.92 | 5:45PM 2.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:34AM 0.06 | 10:08PM 0.12 | 10:29AM 0.09 | 11:06PM 0.19 | 11:28AM 0.15 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wed 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:26 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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