Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point (nr Wainui) today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 9PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at The Point (nr Wainui). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1787 | 2186 | 2067 | 1786 | 1862 | 1310 | 1646 | 1165 | 989 | 438 | 483 | 835 | 1469 | 1639 | 1385 | 1014 | 836 | 1062 | 1695 | 2151 | 1793 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:20AM2.68m | 11:38PM2.69m | 12:00PM2.69m | 00:20AM2.63m | 12:42PM2.63m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:32PM0.00m | 5:50AM-0.03m | 6:11PM0.03m | 6:29AM0.06m | 6:53PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — |
mm | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 10 | W 11 | W 12 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | — | 2039 | 2067 | 1786 | 25 | 23 | 17 | 25 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 30 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 51 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | S 9 | — | W 17 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 41 | — | — | 16 | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | 26 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 16 | S 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | W 10 | S 5 | — | W 11 | W 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 1787 | 2186 | 57 | — | 1862 | 1310 | 1646 | 1165 | 989 | 438 | 483 | 835 | 1469 | 1639 | 1385 | 1014 | 836 | 1062 | 1695 | 2151 | 1793 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 179 | 111 | 111 | 5 | 162 | 163 | 107 | 107 | 170 | 194 | 173 | 174 | 174 | 194 | 194 | 179 | 196 | 196 | 206 | 152 | 163 |
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