Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point (nr Wainui) today (15 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 7PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (15 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Point (nr Wainui). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 245 | 245 | 290 | 316 | 471 | 398 | 322 | 310 | 275 | 264 | 443 | 407 | 390 | 372 | 238 | 907 | 1204 | 850 | 416 | 197 | 121 | 117 | 105 | 113 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:46AM2.51m | 10:12PM2.62m | 10:37AM2.54m | 11:02PM2.66m | 11:27AM2.52m | 11:51PM2.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:03PM0.13m | 4:32AM0.11m | 4:50PM0.11m | 5:21AM0.10m | 5:37PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 |
 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | 5:01 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | S 6 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 140 | 97 | 91 | 84 | 81 | 368 | 240 | 156 | 107 | 264 | 443 | 407 | 390 | 372 | 12 | 37 | 37 | 64 | 416 | 197 | 121 | 117 | 105 | 113 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 18 | S 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 8 | S 15 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 15 | SSW 9 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 5 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 127 | 8 | 322 | 310 | 275 | 65 | 4 | 75 | 36 | 19 | 4 | 17 | — | 24 | 37 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 32 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 15 | W 21 | S 11 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SW 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | — | WSW 12 | S 10 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 167 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | — | 29 | 17 | 36 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | W 3 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | WSW 8 | — | SSE 3 | S 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — |
| kJ | 245 | 245 | 290 | 316 | 471 | 398 | 200 | 255 | 222 | 199 | 167 | — | — | 5 | 238 | 907 | 1204 | 850 | — | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 174 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 72 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 174 | 174 | 152 | 111 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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