
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point (nr Wainui) today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 9AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Point (nr Wainui). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, light winds from the NW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1361 | 1421 | 1293 | 1175 | 1007 | 740 | 1424 | 1537 | 2042 | 1592 | 1064 | 725 | 593 | 422 | 377 | 322 | 392 | 318 | 314 | 310 | 270 | 201 | 193 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:34AM2.62m | 10:50PM2.72m | 11:09AM2.63m | 11:24PM2.67m | 11:43AM2.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:30AM-0.03m | 4:42PM0.01m | 5:02AM-0.03m | 5:14PM0.03m | 5:32AM0.03m | 5:45PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 9 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 11 | W 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | WSW 17 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 |
427 | 1421 | 1293 | 1175 | 1007 | 740 | 356 | 276 | 247 | 174 | 524 | 725 | 593 | 422 | 377 | 277 | 169 | 173 | 143 | 136 | 124 | 114 | 127 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | W 17 | S 12 | S 11 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
21 | 412 | 339 | 412 | 525 | 724 | 395 | 225 | 454 | 139 | 119 | 443 | 437 | 339 | 330 | 322 | 392 | 318 | 314 | 310 | 270 | 201 | 193 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 5 | S 15 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
20 | 20 | 45 | 7 | 72 | 239 | — | — | — | — | 101 | 79 | 78 | 76 | 93 | 76 | 100 | 104 | 76 | 82 | 84 | 57 | 56 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | — | S 5 | — | — | — | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1361 | — | 11 | — | — | — | 1424 | 1537 | 2042 | 1592 | 1064 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 72 | 5 | 72 | 72 | 135 | 5 | 162 | 163 | 163 | 135 | 135 | 111 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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