
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point (nr Wainui) today (21 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 11PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Point (nr Wainui). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1385 | 1452 | 1216 | 916 | 585 | 368 | 239 | 267 | 410 | 699 | 690 | 1046 | 1019 | 484 | 348 | 318 | 635 | 1446 | 1271 | |
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 | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:08PM1.73m | 6:50AM1.73m | 7:20PM1.89m | 7:48AM1.91m | 8:06PM2.09m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:50AM0.91m | 1:13PM0.84m | 1:46AM0.71m | 2:01PM0.64m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | S 16 | S 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
302 | 259 | 242 | 183 | 180 | 175 | 111 | 129 | 410 | 699 | 690 | 5 | 28 | 484 | 348 | 318 | 246 | 1446 | 1271 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | WSW 14 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 15 | S 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
48 | 30 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 108 | 239 | 134 | 116 | 5 | 199 | 246 | 240 | 635 | 18 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | WSW 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
— | — | — | — | — | 24 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 123 | 18 | 4 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 6 | S 5 | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | S 5 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
1385 | 1452 | 1216 | 916 | 585 | 368 | 239 | 267 | 62 | — | — | 1046 | 1019 | 86 | 414 | 229 | 171 | 221 | 194 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 173 | 173 | 174 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 171 | 206 | 72 | 5 | 134 | 171 | 197 | 171 | 107 | 106 | 28 | 0 |
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