Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point (nr Wainui) today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 4PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Point (nr Wainui). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 17 | WSW 16 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 72 | 50 | 31 | 49 | 71 | 89 | 121 | 112 | 146 | 170 | 247 | 404 | 350 | 338 | 274 | 206 | 194 | 159 | 104 | 128 | 95 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 9:30AM2.40m | 9:52PM2.61m | 10:16AM2.52m | 10:36PM2.72m | 10:58AM2.59m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:47PM0.18m | 4:15AM0.07m | 4:28PM0.06m | 4:55AM-0.01m | 5:07PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | WSW 16 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 72 | 50 | 31 | 48 | 71 | 89 | 121 | 112 | 146 | 170 | 247 | 404 | 350 | 338 | 274 | 206 | 194 | 151 | 104 | 99 | 73 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | W 13 | WNW 10 | WSW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 9 | 4 | 25 | 49 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 71 | 130 | 94 | 53 | 77 | 76 | 107 | 100 | 100 | 159 | 82 | 128 | 95 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | S 11 | S 7 | WNW 7 | SSE 10 | S 10 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 20 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | S 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 38 | 5 | 54 | 53 | 95 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 18 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 107 | 18 | 0 |
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