Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point (nr Wainui) today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 18s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 3AM is: 1.0m 19s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Point (nr Wainui). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 7 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | W 18 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 16 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 460 | 590 | 694 | 694 | 876 | 830 | 3908 | 1828 | 2395 | 1445 | 994 | 976 | 1279 | 1155 | 969 | 740 | 627 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:34PM2.60m | 9:57AM2.54m | 10:13PM2.70m | 10:34AM2.62m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:55AM0.04m | 4:08PM0.06m | 4:30AM-0.03m | 4:42PM0.01m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | S 7 | WSW 12 | W 12 | S 7 | S 7 | S 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 9 | WSW 16 | W 9 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 71 | 169 | 192 | 103 | 343 | 425 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 563 | 994 | 412 | 1279 | 1155 | 969 | 740 | 614 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 11 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | WSW 16 | S 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 164 | 590 | 694 | 308 | 876 | 830 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 6 | 427 | 20 | 339 | 412 | 525 | 724 | 627 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | S 15 | S 19 | WSW 19 | S 6 | S 7 | S 17 | — | S 6 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 218 | 4 | 7 | 694 | 53 | 33 | 22 | — | 3 | — | 21 | 19 | 45 | 79 | 74 | 138 | 289 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | W 18 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | S 4 | WSW 9 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 460 | 381 | 211 | — | — | — | 3908 | 1828 | 2395 | 1445 | 13 | 976 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 72 | 72 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 166 | 174 | 162 | 111 | 72 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 111 | 5 | 5 |
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