Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point (nr Wainui) today (05 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 10AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Point (nr Wainui). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon morning, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wed 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 883 | 726 | 551 | 416 | 397 | 202 | 392 | 502 | 857 | 1104 | 892 | 608 | 1208 | 1082 | 962 | 950 | 806 | 645 | 546 | 331 | 252 | 260 | 299 | 329 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:56AM2.37m | 1:17PM2.22m | 1:34AM2.33m | 1:59PM2.17m | 2:18AM2.27m | 2:47PM2.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:09AM0.34m | 7:19PM0.40m | 7:48AM0.38m | 8:00PM0.47m | 8:33AM0.44m | 8:48PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:09 |
mm | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 16 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | S 9 | S 7 | WSW 15 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 883 | 726 | 551 | 416 | 103 | 202 | 392 | 502 | 857 | 1104 | 892 | 567 | 481 | 1082 | 962 | 950 | 806 | 645 | 546 | 159 | 116 | 242 | 299 | 329 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | W 16 | W 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | S 20 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | S 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 65 | 81 | 121 | 115 | 82 | 138 | 93 | 125 | — | — | 8 | 608 | 1208 | 247 | 135 | 68 | 50 | 41 | 132 | 331 | 252 | 5 | 81 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | S 19 | S 18 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | S 16 | S 9 | N 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 100 | 73 | — | — | — | — | 360 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 56 | 1 | 35 | 80 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | N 5 | — | — | W 9 | — | — | SE 2 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | ESE 5 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | — | S 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 143 | 35 | — | — | 397 | — | — | 1 | 19 | 130 | 671 | 82 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 18 | 26 | 31 | 13 | 4 | — | 260 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 96 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 173 | 173 | 189 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 72 | 2 | 2 |
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