
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point (nr Wainui) today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 1AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at The Point (nr Wainui). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
160 | 272 | 462 | 506 | 424 | 327 | 247 | 165 | 146 | 113 | 83 | 64 | 249 | 290 | 325 | 417 | 753 | 919 | 1761 | |
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 | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:31AM2.41m | 12:50PM2.33m | 1:05AM2.22m | 1:25PM2.15m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:15PM0.24m | 6:31AM0.29m | 6:47PM0.40m | 7:02AM0.47m | 7:21PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | S 14 |
82 | 80 | 51 | 51 | 48 | 35 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 32 | 54 | 52 | 249 | 290 | 325 | 417 | 129 | 166 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 11 | S 8 | WSW 17 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | S 15 | S 14 | — |
16 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 64 | 1 | 29 | 89 | 138 | 4 | 4 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | — | W 18 | W 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 | S 14 | — | — |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
160 | 272 | 462 | 506 | 424 | 327 | 247 | 165 | 146 | 113 | 83 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 35 | 753 | 919 | 1761 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 166 | 166 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 170 | 170 | 166 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 174 |
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