The Point (nr Wainui) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.87° S 174.72° E

Issued: 5 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Point (nr Wainui) sea temperature is

13.7° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Point (nr Wainui) today (10 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 11AM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	8s
Afternoon (10 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	16s
Evening (10 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 10							Saturday 11								Sunday 12								Mon 13
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	2	1	0	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 7	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	SW 18	WSW 18	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	1355	989	640	333	232	223	223	220	162	128	81	123	267	234	229	229	229	226	223	220	215	201	148	125
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	E	ESE	E	ENE	SE	SSE	SE	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	SW	W	N	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	off
High Tide		5:13AM2.10m				5:55PM2.07m					6:26AM2.11m				7:06PM2.16m				7:37AM2.19m				8:12PM2.30m
Low Tide				11:46AM0.58m					00:23AM0.64m				1:01PM0.53m				1:38AM0.53m				2:07PM0.43m


	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—	—	—	—	—	7:39
	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	5:13
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	9	9	9	10	10	9	8	7	7	7	7	10	10	9	8	7	5	5	6	10	11	9	8	7
Feels °C	2	2	3	5	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	7	7	6	5	4	2	2	3	8	9	8	5	4
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 15	WSW 18	WSW 18	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 5	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15
kJ	193	352	348	264	232	223	223	80	61	55	48	26	267	234	229	229	229	226	223	220	215	201	148	125
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 18	S 17	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	S 5	S 17	S 4	S 8	S 8	S 8	SSE 8	S 13	S 12	S 11	S 10	S 9
kJ	127	23	6	20	19	19	5	220	162	128	81	82	17	22	6	22	12	12	13	30	26	21	18	16
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	S 15	W 22	SW 21	WSW 20	WSW 19	SW 18	WSW 18	S 18	S 8	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 14	S 14	—	—	—	S 15	S 15
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	5	9	18	38	74	81	123	25	6	20	19	17	16	14	—	—	—	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	—	—	S 6	—	—	—	S 5	—	—	—	ENE 2	ENE 2	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	1355	989	640	333	173	150	123	—	—	72	—	—	—	11	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	2	1	2	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	108	108	28	28	72	22	0	0	0	0	0	22	72	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)			2	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	6	5	5	6	5	6	7	5	5	5	5	4	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4

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