Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point (nr Wainui) today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 12PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Point (nr Wainui). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
210 | 173 | 163 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 152 | 220 | 312 | 452 | 653 | 961 | 1020 | 858 | 1022 | 611 | 406 | 151 | 359 | 381 | 291 | 286 | 466 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:36AM2.25m | 9:51PM2.42m | 10:09AM2.39m | 10:23PM2.55m | 10:40AM2.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:33AM0.36m | 3:44PM0.30m | 4:06AM0.20m | 4:16PM0.17m | 4:37AM0.08m | 4:48PM0.08m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 9 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 20 |
99 | 173 | 163 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 152 | 220 | 312 | 452 | 653 | 961 | 1020 | 858 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 151 | 44 | 59 | 75 | 42 | 75 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 17 | S 7 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | W 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
24 | 67 | 65 | 145 | 21 | 140 | 124 | 104 | 84 | 77 | 47 | 46 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 57 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 17 | S 17 | S 7 | S 17 | S 6 | S 6 | WSW 16 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | W 23 | W 23 | W 22 | W 22 | WSW 13 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 12 |
10 | 53 | 94 | 14 | 143 | 13 | 12 | 49 | 19 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 34 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 78 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 |
210 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 41 | 1022 | 611 | 406 | 43 | 359 | 381 | 291 | 286 | 466 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 134 | 107 | 162 |
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