Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point (nr Wainui) today (23 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 10PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at The Point (nr Wainui). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | W 13 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 133 | 123 | 123 | 135 | 102 | 170 | 302 | 450 | 742 | 870 | 819 | 567 | 499 | 735 | 2959 | 4503 | 5068 | 4485 | 3616 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 5:15AM1.80m | 5:59PM1.81m | 6:30AM1.78m | 7:12PM1.85m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:02PM0.90m | 11:40AM0.86m | 00:27AM0.91m | 12:59PM0.84m | |||||||||||||||
 |  | | | |  | |  |  |  |  | | | |  |  | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 6 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | W 8 | W 9 | W 19 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | W 13 | W 14 |
| kJ | 133 | 123 | 99 | 96 | 102 | 42 | 33 | 450 | 742 | 7 | 32 | 76 | 116 | — | — | 3188 | 5068 | 4485 | 3616 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | W 20 | — | — | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | S 16 | S 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 65 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | — | — | 39 | 56 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | 284 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 10 | — | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — | — | — | — | S 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 6 | N 4 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | N 4 | N 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | WSW 11 | S 6 | S 8 | — |
| kJ | 49 | 78 | 123 | 135 | 16 | 170 | 302 | 38 | 51 | 870 | 819 | 567 | 499 | 735 | 2959 | 4503 | 113 | 332 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 197 | 197 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 166 | 5 | 166 | 166 | 178 | 171 | 171 | 0 |
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