Long Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 16 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
14.2° 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 12AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 2.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (17 Apr)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (17 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
2.3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.2
SW
1.7
WSW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.4
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
Period(s) (?)981381414131414141516151414141413131316151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)320219303627657272720041014102989195776355849289990279963065149463214021212992810
Wind
(km/h)
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
5
NW
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NE
5
SE
5
W
5
WNW
10
SW
10
S
10
S
15
SSE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglasscrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:49AM
1.97
2:11PM
2.05
2:35AM
2.01
2:59PM
2.10
3:23AM
2.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:36PM
0.08
7:57AM
0.09
8:24PM
0.06
8:44AM
0.05
9:14PM
0.07
9:34AM
0.06
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise------7:20-------7:22-------7:22-
Sunset-6:01-------6:00------5:59-------
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
111-----131------142--1-
Temp. °C11109101199121212111011910131311101010101111
Feels °C (?)2224654791197767111210988787
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