Surf Forecasts:
Ning Nong Point and Reef surf forecast from 29 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 31 Aug, 9PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period, SSW swell with cross-onshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 2 Sep, 12PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period, SSW swell with 6,021 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 30 Aug, 9AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Ning Nong Point and Reef this week:
The surf forecast for Ning Nong Point and Reef over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 30) at 9AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Ning Nong Point and Reef in the next 16 days are 3.5m 17s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 12PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.0m 7s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 9PM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9AM (Sun 30th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 9PM (Mon 31st Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 12PM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ning Nong Point and Reef over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G'day, I'm Rusty, and let's have a chat about the waves on the way.
Alright, so we've got a mixed bag coming up at Ning Nong Point and Reef over the next couple of weeks. We're looking at a solid run of swell, but the wind is going to be our biggest challenge, making it tricky to find that perfect, clean window. The water temp is sitting about average for this time of year, so nothing too wild there.
The real standout, and the one you want to circle on your calendar, is Sunday the 30th of August. We've got a clean 3ft to 3ft SSW groundswell rolling in (combined wave energy around 200 to 316), with a crisp NNW to NW cross-off breeze. It's not huge, but it's classic point-and-reef conditions—clean, fun, and glassy. This is your window for a proper session.
Monday the 31st sees the swell bump up to 10ft but it gets messy with a strong cross-breeze, so it'll be lumpy. Tuesday the 1st of September is a real kicker—the swell hits 13ft to 15ft, which is genuinely massive and way too big for anyone but absolute experts, and even then the cross-onshore wind is going to chop it up. The energy here is massive (over 8000 combined), but it's just not a day for a paddle; it's more a day to watch from the cliff or maybe think about the kite setup if you've got one.
We then hit a long, frustrating gap. From Wednesday the 2nd of September all the way through to Saturday the 13th, the story is the same: plenty of swell at times, but constant strong to gale-force winds from the NW just wreck it. The combined energy is there (going from 4018 down to just 28), but the wind is always cross, strong, or straight offshore, making for a lumpy, choppy, and honestly unappealing ocean. There are a few clean-looking mornings, but the wind is still too fresh to make it worth the paddle.
Then, right at the end of the forecast, on Monday the 14th of September, we get another little gem. The morning shows a glassy 5ft SSW groundswell (combined wave energy of 997) with a light NNE breeze. It's a very long period swell at 15 seconds, which at a point and reef setup like this will produce some beautifully shaped, powerful lines. That is the only other true stand-out session in the whole run.
So to wrap it up: grab Sunday the 30th of August and, if you can wait, Monday the 14th of September. The rest is mostly blown-out or too big to handle.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue night, strong winds from the NW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 74 | 146 | 299 | 675 | 2373 | 2129 | 3804 | 4848 | 4688 | 3610 | 2499 | 5070 | 2079 | 762 | 478 | 1094 | 270 | 176 | 419 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:16AM1.42m | 6:38PM1.49m | 7:07AM1.47m | 7:34PM1.52m | 7:58AM1.54m | 8:28PM1.54m | 8:48AM1.61m | 9:20PM1.58m | 9:37AM1.67m | 10:10PM1.60m | 10:26AM1.72m | 10:58PM1.62m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:20AM0.54m | 12:23PM0.49m | 1:11AM0.52m | 1:18PM0.47m | 2:00AM0.50m | 2:16PM0.45m | 2:49AM0.47m | 3:12PM0.42m | 3:37AM0.43m | 4:05PM0.37m | 4:25AM0.38m | 4:56PM0.33m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | 5:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NE 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 74 | 146 | 299 | 675 | 2373 | 2129 | 3804 | 13 | 4083 | 3610 | 2499 | 5070 | 2079 | 762 | 478 | 1094 | 270 | 176 | 419 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | NW 6 | SE 11 | NW 6 | NE 9 | — | E 11 | ENE 10 | S 17 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 10 | SE 11 | SSW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 42 | 32 | 6 | 66 | 5 | 51 | 12 | — | 3 | 11 | 1519 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | SE 12 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | SE 11 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | — | — | NE 10 | SE 12 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 14 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | SSW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | — | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 100 | 49 | 28 | 117 | 227 | — | — | 4848 | 4688 | — | 16 | 152 | 625 | 434 | 45 | 317 | 673 | 426 | 83 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 92 | 92 | 2 | 83 | 61 | 2 | 11 | 92 | 134 | 18 | 18 | 99 | 85 | 92 | 0 |
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