The Point (nr Wainui) Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.87° S 174.72° E

The Point (nr Wainui) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Point (nr Wainui) sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.9° 

The Point (nr Wainui) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Point (nr Wainui) today (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 7PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (18 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (18 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

Table - waves today at The Point (nr Wainui). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
WSW
12
0.5
W
11
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
1.5
W
8
1.3
W
8
1.2
W
8
1
W
8
0.8
W
7
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
12
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
45
45
45
44
66
96
99
99
96
106
270
213
186
118
68
44
44
42
125
119
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
5
SW
5
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NW
20
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
NNW
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
SE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
3:27PM1.86m
4:01AM1.72m
4:42PM1.76m
5:29AM1.67m
6:10PM1.77m
Low Tide
8:55AM0.81m
9:37PM0.90m
10:06AM0.94m
11:16PM0.96m
11:56AM0.96m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:30
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6:28
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6:26
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7:42
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7:43
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7:45
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Temp °C
10
11
12
11
10
9
9
9
12
16
14
12
10
10
9
9
11
15
15
13
11
Feels °C
7
8
10
10
9
7
7
7
10
12
9
8
7
9
7
7
8
12
13
11
9
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