Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point (nr Wainui) today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 1AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Point (nr Wainui). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 125 | 109 | 80 | 65 | 110 | 108 | 152 | 260 | 356 | 383 | 388 | 575 | 669 | 1493 | 1165 | 1012 | 871 | 372 | 354 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 1:05AM2.22m | 1:25PM2.15m | 1:42AM2.03m | 2:05PM1.97m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:47PM0.40m | 7:02AM0.47m | 7:21PM0.59m | 7:37AM0.66m | 8:02PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 17 | 42 | 54 | 39 | 32 | 89 | 152 | 260 | 356 | 383 | 388 | 575 | 669 | 1493 | 1165 | 1012 | 871 | 270 | 354 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | S 15 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 16 | S 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 1 | 65 | 110 | 108 | 53 | 82 | 134 | 213 | 326 | 4 | 69 | 86 | 62 | 5 | 5 | 372 | 302 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | W 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 17 | WSW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 6 | WSW 12 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 88 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 75 | 243 | 11 | 10 | 27 | 29 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | S 5 |
| kJ | 125 | 109 | 80 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 40 | 26 | 134 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 170 | 170 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 106 | 162 | 0 | 0 |
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