Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point (nr Wainui) today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 3PM is: 4.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Point (nr Wainui). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the S by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2430 | 2613 | 2551 | 1927 | 1678 | 1359 | 1020 | 989 | 674 | 378 | 205 | 142 | 140 | 138 | 115 | 113 | 77 | 74 | 73 | 239 | 1673 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:15PM2.54m | 00:32AM2.59m | 12:52PM2.44m | 1:08AM2.43m | 1:29PM2.29m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:06AM0.03m | 6:17PM0.12m | 6:39AM0.14m | 6:51PM0.25m | 7:11AM0.29m | 7:25PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | S 7 | S 7 | W 8 | W 8 | S 8 | S 9 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 397 | 654 | 596 | 580 | 580 | 505 | 505 | 505 | 422 | 193 | 191 | 61 | 59 | 56 | 36 | 25 | 37 | 49 | 60 | 125 | 238 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 8 | WSW 13 | — |
| kJ | 92 | 76 | — | — | — | 5 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 78 | 68 | 142 | 140 | 138 | 37 | 36 | 77 | 74 | 46 | 239 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 18 | S 7 | WSW 14 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 115 | 113 | 6 | 17 | 73 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 5 | S 7 | S 4 | S 4 | S 7 | S 4 | — | — | S 8 |
| kJ | 2430 | 2613 | 2551 | 1927 | 1678 | 1359 | 1020 | 989 | 674 | 378 | 205 | 95 | 57 | 65 | 13 | 8 | 36 | 12 | — | — | 1673 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 173 | 173 | 173 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 107 | 72 | 72 | 107 | 107 | 106 | 106 | 74 | 22 | 0 | 74 | 74 | 179 | 181 | 106 |
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