
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point (nr Wainui) today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 7PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Point (nr Wainui). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
114 | 82 | 78 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 50 | 78 | 103 | 134 | 170 | 133 | 399 | 630 | 380 | 258 | 216 | 176 | 168 | 133 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | 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 | off |
High Tide | 3:05PM2.12m | 3:32AM2.10m | 4:10PM2.01m | 4:45AM1.99m | 5:30PM1.98m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:43AM0.48m | 9:07PM0.61m | 9:46AM0.63m | 10:26PM0.74m | 11:16AM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||
7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | W 10 | W 10 | S 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
114 | 82 | 78 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 103 | 134 | 102 | 133 | 107 | 391 | 380 | 258 | 216 | 176 | 168 | 133 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 3 | S 16 | W 4 | W 10 | S 13 | S 13 | W 20 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 78 | 9 | 71 | 170 | 117 | 7 | 102 | 69 | 67 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 55 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 18 | S 17 | WSW 4 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 13 | S 12 | W 19 | W 19 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 |
14 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 25 | 50 | 5 | 29 | 28 | — | 84 | 76 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 36 | 15 | 71 | 62 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 2 | W 3 | — | NW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NNW 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | N 3 |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 44 | 92 | 399 | 630 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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