Long Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 46.57° S 169.58° E

Issued: 6 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Long Point sea temperature is

12.6°C

Long Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Long Point today (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Point at 2PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 06). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	12s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	12s
Evening (06 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 6							Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 16	SW 15	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	141	141	139	164	169	200	158	145	142	140	89	245	606	1384	1669	1688	1618	1422	1226	1102	999	905	814	892	905	919
Wind (km/h)	ENE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	W	WSW	W	WSW	WNW	SSW	SE	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	E	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide					1:14PM1.88m				1:38AM1.90m				1:59PM1.88m				2:22AM1.92m				2:40PM1.86m				3:03AM1.92m
Low Tide		6:57AM0.19m					7:20PM0.19m				7:43AM0.20m				8:03PM0.19m				8:27AM0.23m				8:44PM0.21m


	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—
	—	—	—	—	—	8:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:43	—	—	—	8:44
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	2	7	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	11	14	18	19	19	16	14	13	12	14	13	12	11	10	10	10	11	11	11	10	10	9	9	9	9
Feels °C	9	9	12	16	18	18	14	13	11	11	14	12	10	9	7	7	8	10	10	9	8	8	7	7	6	5
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 16	SW 15	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	141	141	139	164	169	200	158	145	142	140	89	245	606	1384	1669	1688	1618	1422	1226	1102	999	905	814	892	905	919
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	E 5	E 7	E 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 8	ENE 8	SW 10	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	—	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	ENE 8	E 12	ENE 8	SSW 16	S 4
kJ	12	11	12	5	23	33	34	26	24	36	34	89	41	34	74	—	70	41	38	24	35	14	3	75	95	10
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 18	SW 14	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	WSW 4	ENE 8	SW 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 9	—	SSW 16	—	—
kJ	1	11	10	26	27	32	54	104	107	112	7	34	87	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	19	—	51	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	E 4	E 5	ENE 6	—	—	W 3	W 4	WSW 4	—	—	—	—	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	—	—	—	—	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	38	36	16	21	44	—	—	5	7	11	—	—	—	—	45	58	57	—	—	—	—	22	51	68	66	84
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	4	0	0	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	144	0	0	0	0	105
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3		3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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