The Point (nr Wainui) Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.87° S 174.72° E

The Point (nr Wainui) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Point (nr Wainui) sea temperature is
13.0°C
0.2° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 6PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (03 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (03 Sep)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
W
7
1.6
W
7
1.7
W
6
1.6
W
7
1.5
W
7
1.5
WNW
7
2
WNW
7
2.2
WNW
8
3
WNW
8
3.5
WNW
9
3
W
10
3.5
W
10
3.5
W
9
3
W
9
3
W
10
3
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.5
W
14
2.5
W
14
2.5
W
14
2.5
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
255
226
239
226
206
189
360
557
1333
1742
1662
1970
1822
1587
1729
1568
1184
2747
2747
2522
2487
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
35
WNW
35
W
35
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:45PM2.29m
2:08AM2.22m
2:39PM2.12m
3:10AM2.02m
3:49PM1.97m
Low Tide
7:25AM0.33m
7:45PM0.45m
8:11AM0.53m
8:41PM0.65m
9:18AM0.73m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
6:00
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
12
16
17
14
13
13
14
14
14
15
14
12
12
12
11
11
12
13
14
13
11
Feels °C
8
11
12
10
10
9
9
8
8
9
7
4
6
6
5
5
6
7
9
8
7
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