Long Point surfForecast / Catlins / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 15 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
14.4° C
(Which is 3.1°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: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 15). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)18ft (5.5m)11s
Afternoon (16 Apr)15ft (4.5m)12s
Evening (16 Apr)11ft (3.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
S
0.9
E
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
3
WSW
4
WSW
5.5
WSW
5.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3
WSW
1.8
SW
2.4
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
Period(s) (?)1012101079111212121312141413141414151615141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)354265276258791225763877878582543783776229912382233107712088919701125620492736726648
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
45
W
50
W
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
NNE
15
N
10
NW
0
NNW
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassoffcross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise------7:18-------7:20-------7:22-
Sunset-6:04-------6:01-------6:00------
cloud
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-6111113111------28-----
Temp. °C149999910101110991089121513111111101113
Feels °C (?)115421-1-10223354471212119871011
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