
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point (nr Wainui) today (15 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 12AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Point (nr Wainui). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 11 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 16 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
149 | 202 | 450 | 565 | 907 | 814 | 805 | 1857 | 1753 | 1632 | 1450 | 1310 | 1472 | 687 | 596 | 417 | 411 | 364 | 524 | 562 | 463 | 341 | 259 | 283 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 10:03PM2.59m | 10:29AM2.50m | 10:52PM2.68m | 11:16AM2.54m | 11:37PM2.71m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:26AM0.11m | 4:42PM0.10m | 5:12AM0.05m | 5:26PM0.08m | 5:56AM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | |
5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 13 | SW 18 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 16 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
149 | 202 | 59 | 84 | 722 | 814 | 805 | 1857 | 1753 | 1632 | 1450 | 1310 | 1472 | 687 | 596 | 417 | 411 | 309 | 246 | 191 | 144 | 341 | 259 | 196 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 19 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
16 | 32 | 62 | 83 | 197 | 336 | 437 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 188 | 246 | 283 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | — | S 16 | — | S 15 | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 17 | S 15 |
1 | 1 | 18 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 22 | 72 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 10 | W 11 | WNW 12 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 10 | W 16 | W 15 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | — | — | — |
131 | 57 | 450 | 565 | 907 | 9 | 7 | 442 | 1416 | 1509 | 72 | 64 | 107 | 144 | 293 | 381 | 319 | 364 | 524 | 562 | 463 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 166 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 179 | 163 | 162 | 162 | 111 | 135 | 72 | 0 | 5 |
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