
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point (nr Wainui) today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 1AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at The Point (nr Wainui). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri morning, strong winds from the NW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
382 | 372 | 291 | 306 | 246 | 209 | 178 | 147 | 97 | 160 | 222 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 127 | 129 | 619 | 623 | 601 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:43PM2.28m | 9:04AM2.29m | 9:17PM2.46m | 9:37AM2.46m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:01AM0.29m | 3:14PM0.26m | 3:34AM0.11m | 3:47PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 6 | SW 12 | S 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
382 | 372 | 291 | 249 | 246 | 209 | 178 | 147 | 78 | 78 | 73 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 127 | 39 | 6 | 38 | 37 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 13 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
39 | 41 | 27 | 26 | 186 | 138 | 136 | 115 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 62 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 8 | S 13 | W 16 | — | — |
4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 |
183 | 83 | 194 | 306 | — | — | — | — | 97 | 160 | 222 | 151 | 151 | 151 | — | 129 | 619 | 623 | 601 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 163 | 163 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 163 | 162 | 162 | 111 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 5 |
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