Long Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 18 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 10PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)--
Afternoon (18 May)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (18 May)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
619
611
535
528
595
535
466
440
299
290
253
228
212
208
175
132
122
96
71
66
123
123
204
151
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
20
NNW
15
WSW
20
SW
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
High Tide
4:00AM2.01m
4:34PM2.14m
4:57AM1.98m
5:33PM2.08m
5:56AM1.92m
Low Tide
9:55PM0.12m
10:15AM0.03m
10:54PM0.16m
11:16AM0.07m
11:55PM0.20m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:00
8:02
8:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:14
5:13
5:12
2
Temp °C
9
8
7
7
6
6
6
7
8
8
8
9
9
8
9
11
11
9
9
10
11
13
14
10
8
7
6
5
4
4
4
5
6
5
4
5
5
4
5
7
7
5
5
6
6
8
11
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
Energy kJ
619
611
535
528
595
535
466
440
299
290
253
228
212
208
175
132
122
96
69
66
49
123
15
18
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
7
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
10
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
19
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SW
11
0.6
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
16
Energy kJ
16
20
19
19
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
37
39
11
11
66
71
72
5
62
123
31
204
151
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
SSW
21
0.2
SSW
21
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.3
SSW
19
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.3
SW
11
0.2
WSW
11
Energy kJ
20
6
7
6
14
5
5
4
4
2
37
8
6
43
43
10
10
10
71
9
9
3
19
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
2
0.3
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.3
NE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.4
NW
4
0.6
WNW
4
Energy kJ
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
7
6
12
16
5
13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
15
23
Best forecast wave conditions in Catlins
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
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