Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point (nr Wainui) today (07 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 9PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at The Point (nr Wainui). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 15 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 144 | 230 | 181 | 119 | 161 | 147 | 112 | 83 | 68 | 115 | 142 | 83 | 102 | 111 | 78 | 56 | 121 | 121 | 123 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:50PM2.03m | 7:30AM2.03m | 7:59PM2.24m | 8:29AM2.23m | 8:51PM2.44m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:37AM0.60m | 2:00PM0.53m | 2:33AM0.38m | 2:49PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
mm | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 |
Feels °C | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 14 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 142 | 92 | 47 | 115 | 161 | 147 | 112 | 83 | 68 | 115 | 142 | 83 | 102 | 111 | 78 | 56 | 121 | 121 | 123 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 10 | S 5 | S 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 |
| kJ | 144 | 140 | 118 | 46 | 14 | 11 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 44 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 38 | 75 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | NW 8 | S 14 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | S 4 | S 9 | WSW 13 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 50 | 31 | 6 | 23 | 33 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 44 | 44 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 530 | 230 | 181 | 119 | 56 | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 38 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 111 | 72 | 72 | 107 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 72 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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