The Point (nr Wainui) Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.87° S 174.72° E

The Point (nr Wainui) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Point (nr Wainui) sea temperature is
12.4° C
1.1° 

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


How big are the waves at The Point (nr Wainui) today (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 3AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (30 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (30 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
14
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
2.3
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
3
W
8
3.5
W
9
3.5
W
9
4
W
10
4
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
180
223
166
166
145
104
104
66
65
638
1041
1145
1326
1716
2152
2891
3467
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
N
25
NNW
25
N
25
NNW
30
N
35
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:17PM2.35m
10:34AM2.30m
10:50PM2.45m
11:07AM2.37m
Low Tide
4:30AM0.32m
4:40PM0.26m
5:03AM0.22m
5:13PM0.20m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
 mm
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
7
7
8
9
13
13
13
13
13
11
11
11
12
11
10
10
Feels °C
4
3
3
4
4
7
8
8
7
7
7
6
4
5
3
2
3
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