Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point (nr Wainui) today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 12PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Point (nr Wainui). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the N by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 253 | 244 | 191 | 181 | 76 | 76 | 89 | 58 | 56 | 63 | 64 | 110 | 75 | 82 | 180 | 173 | 166 | 166 | 163 | 104 | 104 | 47 | 65 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | 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 |
High Tide | 9:21AM2.09m | 9:42PM2.23m | 9:59AM2.20m | 10:17PM2.35m | 10:34AM2.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:16AM0.57m | 3:30PM0.49m | 3:54AM0.44m | 4:06PM0.36m | 4:30AM0.32m | 4:40PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | W 6 |
| kJ | 253 | 244 | 191 | 181 | 76 | 76 | 89 | 58 | 56 | 63 | 64 | 110 | 75 | 50 | 180 | 173 | 166 | 166 | 163 | 104 | 104 | 47 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 12 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 43 | 82 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 59 | 30 | 26 | 65 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 6 | W 16 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 16 | S 6 | S 6 | S 15 | S 15 | W 6 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | WSW 8 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | — | — | ENE 2 | — | NW 3 | N 3 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 15 | 39 | 52 | 36 | 38 | 35 | 38 | 56 | 53 | 50 | 52 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 79 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 166 |
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