Long Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 23 May 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
13.0° C
(Which is 2.7°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 9AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (23 May)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (23 May)13ft (4.0m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
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4
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
3
WSW
12
2.5
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3119
3207
3153
4207
5007
5879
6847
7214
6444
5534
4920
4390
3338
2946
2807
2288
1891
1726
1573
1500
1167
1276
2150
1674
Wind (km/h)
30
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
S
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:04AM1.82m
8:40PM1.86m
9:08AM1.78m
9:41PM1.82m
10:08AM1.77m
10:37PM1.78m
Low Tide
1:59AM0.27m
2:24PM0.21m
2:58AM0.28m
3:23PM0.25m
3:54AM0.29m
4:18PM0.28m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:04
8:06
8:07
8:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:08
5:07
5:07
2
Temp °C
12
11
11
11
11
10
9
8
8
7
7
9
9
8
9
9
10
10
10
12
13
12
13
9
6
6
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
4
5
8
7
6
6
6
7
7
7
10
11
9
8
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
7
3
SW
12
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
Energy kJ
5
2895
4207
5007
5879
6847
7214
6444
5534
4920
4390
3338
2946
2807
2288
1891
1726
1573
1500
1167
1276
1313
1674
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
22
0.3
SSW
22
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
12
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.4
NE
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
Energy kJ
49
91
19
20
21
12
12
11
11
10
10
16
30
85
88
59
62
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.1
NE
14
0.2
ENE
12
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
Energy kJ
20
19
18
7
14
25
30
12
27
26
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
13
0.5
W
3
0.8
NW
4
0.3
NW
3
0.8
NW
4
0.4
NNW
4
3
WSW
12
Energy kJ
3119
3207
3153
5
19
2
21
7
2150
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
7
5
5
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
2
Distance (km)
72
8
8
8
23
8
8
8
8
8
4
0
0
0
4
4
4
4
0
4
4
4
8
72
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
7
5
5
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
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