The Point (nr Wainui) Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.87° S 174.72° E

The Point (nr Wainui) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Point (nr Wainui) sea temperature is
13.5°C
0.3° 

The Point (nr Wainui) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Point (nr Wainui) today (07 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 9PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)--
Afternoon (07 Sep)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (07 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

Table - waves today at The Point (nr Wainui). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
15
1.8
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
6
1.5
SE
5
0.9
W
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
W
11
0.7
W
10
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.7
W
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
144
230
181
119
161
147
112
83
68
115
142
83
102
111
78
56
121
121
123
Wind (km/h)
35
ESE
35
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
20
SE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
S
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:50PM2.03m
7:30AM2.03m
7:59PM2.24m
8:29AM2.23m
8:51PM2.44m
Low Tide
1:37AM0.60m
2:00PM0.53m
2:33AM0.38m
2:49PM0.33m
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
6:05
 mm
4
4
1
Temp °C
7
7
7
7
7
7
9
11
11
10
9
9
8
8
10
13
13
12
9
Feels °C
-1
0
0
1
3
4
7
9
8
8
7
7
5
5
7
10
9
9
5
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