The Point (nr Wainui) Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.87° S 174.72° E

The Point (nr Wainui) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Point (nr Wainui) sea temperature is
13.5°C
0.3° 

The Point (nr Wainui) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Point (nr Wainui) today (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 9AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (12 Sep)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (12 Sep)10ft (3.0m)9s

Table - waves today at The Point (nr Wainui). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, light winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
3
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
2.5
W
10
2.4
WSW
10
2.1
W
11
1.2
WSW
16
3
WSW
9
3.5
W
9
3.5
W
9
3.5
WSW
9
2.5
W
9
2.2
W
9
2
W
9
1.7
W
8
1.6
W
9
0.8
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
15
0.7
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1361
1421
1293
1175
1007
740
1424
1537
2042
1592
1064
725
593
422
377
322
392
318
314
310
270
201
193
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
10
W
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
NW
25
WNW
30
W
35
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:34AM2.62m
10:50PM2.72m
11:09AM2.63m
11:24PM2.67m
11:43AM2.58m
Low Tide
4:30AM-0.03m
4:42PM0.01m
5:02AM-0.03m
5:14PM0.03m
5:32AM0.03m
5:45PM0.11m
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clear
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:08
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
12
13
13
11
11
11
11
12
13
14
13
12
10
10
9
9
12
14
14
12
10
Feels °C
8
8
9
9
10
7
5
4
4
6
9
10
10
10
8
8
7
7
10
12
11
10
7
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