Long Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 22 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 2.6°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 3PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
E
0.6
SSW
0.9
SSE
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.8
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
Period(s) (?)13131313101891616161514141414131313121216151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2462392021631272091373713673624153983983363042902861109179720104437420935863277
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
5
W
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:09AM
1.86
6:49PM
1.95
7:15AM
1.80
7:57PM
1.89
8:25AM
1.77
9:06PM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:33PM
0.20
1:15AM
0.32
1:40PM
0.24
2:21AM
0.33
2:46PM
0.25
3:24AM
0.32
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunrise7:26-------7:28-------7:30-------
Sunset--5:52-------5:50-------5:49-----
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clear
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
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part cloud
clear
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clear
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part cloud
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C9101088877710111010109101213141414141414
Feels °C (?)67656544477666568999109910
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