Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point (nr Wainui) today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 5PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Point (nr Wainui). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | S 8 | S 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 827 | 495 | 988 | 273 | 217 | 314 | 199 | 152 | 114 | 112 | 78 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 51 | 79 | 104 | 96 | 127 | 143 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:13PM2.23m | 2:34AM2.25m | 3:05PM2.12m | 3:32AM2.10m | 4:10PM2.01m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:56AM0.34m | 8:12PM0.47m | 8:43AM0.48m | 9:07PM0.61m | 9:46AM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | WSW 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 187 | 135 | 95 | 273 | 217 | 23 | 199 | 152 | 114 | 112 | 78 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 30 | 104 | 65 | 112 | 143 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 17 | S 16 | W 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 31 | 12 | 25 | 95 | 24 | 16 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 51 | 79 | 27 | 96 | 127 | 119 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 7 | WSW 4 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 |
| kJ | 30 | 44 | 27 | 25 | 16 | 25 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 28 | 15 | 84 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | S 12 | S 6 | S 5 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 827 | 495 | 988 | 99 | 43 | 314 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 28 | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 72 | 106 | 106 | 72 | 79 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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