Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point (nr Wainui) today (23 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 6AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Point (nr Wainui). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | S 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 224 | 376 | 252 | 172 | 106 | 99 | 91 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 52 | 42 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 43 | 55 | 54 | 307 | 1363 | 1805 | 2027 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:06AM2.05m | 4:43PM1.93m | 5:06AM1.96m | 5:45PM1.91m | 6:08AM1.92m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:53PM0.69m | 10:34AM0.65m | 10:59PM0.77m | 11:37AM0.70m | 00:07AM0.79m | 12:38PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | S 17 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 99 | 376 | 71 | 68 | 49 | 49 | 33 | 79 | 81 | 48 | 46 | 44 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 43 | 24 | 41 | 81 | 292 | 549 | 506 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | W 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — |
| kJ | 224 | 73 | 252 | 172 | 106 | 99 | 91 | 55 | 53 | 81 | 80 | 52 | 42 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 55 | 54 | 20 | 11 | 11 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | S 14 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | S 10 | S 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | 44 | 60 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 75 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 2 | ENE 2 | ESE 2 | E 2 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 307 | 1363 | 1805 | 2027 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 79 | 3 | 22 | 22 | 106 | 72 | 72 | 28 | 28 |
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