Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point (nr Wainui) today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 3AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Point (nr Wainui). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 89 | 58 | 56 | 63 | 64 | 82 | 131 | 82 | 233 | 223 | 213 | 166 | 145 | 104 | 104 | 47 | 64 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:42PM2.23m | 9:59AM2.20m | 10:17PM2.35m | 10:34AM2.30m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:54AM0.44m | 4:06PM0.36m | 4:30AM0.32m | 4:40PM0.26m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 89 | 58 | 56 | 63 | 64 | 82 | 131 | 50 | 233 | 223 | 213 | 166 | 145 | 104 | 104 | 47 | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 24 | 12 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 43 | 82 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 16 | S 6 | S 6 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | WSW 8 | WSW 20 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 2 | ENE 2 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 29 | 28 | 13 | 22 | 29 | 37 | 52 | 74 | 54 | 65 | 117 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 166 | 166 | 5 | 173 |
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