Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point (nr Wainui) today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 9AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Point (nr Wainui). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 47 | 50 | 78 | 103 | 134 | 170 | 133 | 326 | 360 | 311 | 207 | 197 | 176 | 197 | 254 | 237 | 194 | 248 | 806 | 902 | 561 | 502 | 479 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:32AM2.10m | 4:10PM2.01m | 4:45AM1.99m | 5:30PM1.98m | 6:11AM1.97m | 6:54PM2.06m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:46AM0.63m | 10:26PM0.74m | 11:16AM0.72m | 00:09AM0.74m | 12:51PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 47 | 47 | 47 | 103 | 134 | 100 | 133 | 326 | 360 | 311 | 207 | 197 | 176 | 197 | 254 | 237 | 194 | 248 | 806 | 85 | 82 | 80 | 76 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | S 17 | S 16 | S 10 | W 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | WSW 19 | S 10 | SW 15 | S 10 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 4 | 50 | 78 | 29 | 71 | 170 | 117 | 107 | 102 | 69 | 67 | 63 | 59 | 58 | 55 | 33 | 136 | 31 | 57 | 17 | 61 | 61 | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | W 7 | WSW 4 | W 11 | S 10 | — | S 13 | W 20 | W 19 | SW 13 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | S 10 | WSW 19 | S 10 | WSW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 25 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 28 | — | 84 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 36 | 37 | 35 | 62 | 81 | 31 | 71 | 17 | 33 | 17 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 37 | 67 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 | — | 5 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 61 | 86 | 902 | 561 | 502 | 479 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 170 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 166 | 134 | 134 | 5 |
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