The Point (nr Wainui) Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.87° S 174.72° E

The Point (nr Wainui) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Point (nr Wainui) sea temperature is
15.0°C
1.3° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 9AM is: 4.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.6m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)13ft (4.0m)9s
Afternoon (16 Oct)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (16 Oct)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri morning, calm by Sat night).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
8
4
S
9
4
S
10
4.5
S
10
4
S
10
3.5
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
8
3
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.3
S
8
1.8
S
7
0.8
S
9
0.6
W
12
0.9
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
W
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1688
2308
2617
3738
2693
1802
1311
1060
985
852
585
286
109
101
137
73
73
78
58
61
67
45
45
Wind (km/h)
45
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
45
S
40
S
40
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
1:34AM2.19m
1:53PM2.17m
2:11AM2.03m
2:34PM2.01m
2:57AM1.86m
3:27PM1.86m
Low Tide
7:31AM0.48m
7:54PM0.58m
8:08AM0.64m
8:36PM0.75m
8:55AM0.81m
9:37PM0.90m
light rain
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:33
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6:31
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6:30
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7:39
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7:40
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7:42
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Temp °C
9
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
8
10
10
11
12
11
10
9
9
8
11
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
-1
1
2
-1
0
1
2
2
2
3
4
5
7
7
7
7
7
6
9
11
10
11
10
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