Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point (nr Wainui) today (12 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 6PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (12 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at The Point (nr Wainui). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 239 | 171 | 162 | 166 | 212 | 191 | 79 | 76 | 181 | 226 | 220 | 199 | 191 | 188 | 183 | 178 | 193 | 260 | 318 | 328 | 285 | 233 | 226 | 233 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:56AM2.24m | 7:32PM2.26m | 7:56AM2.34m | 8:28PM2.40m | 8:52AM2.44m | 9:21PM2.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:28PM0.37m | 1:55AM0.40m | 2:23PM0.27m | 2:50AM0.27m | 3:14PM0.18m | 3:42AM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 |
 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | 5:01 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | S 5 | S 5 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 6 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 17 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 239 | 171 | 113 | 56 | 28 | 21 | 16 | 50 | 45 | 226 | 220 | 199 | 191 | 64 | 183 | 178 | 175 | 166 | 120 | 101 | 117 | 70 | 67 | 67 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 15 | S 10 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 81 | 144 | 162 | 166 | 212 | 191 | 79 | 76 | 181 | 57 | 39 | 36 | 12 | 188 | 8 | 39 | 75 | 74 | 124 | 123 | 67 | 105 | 102 | 66 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 6 | WSW 11 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | SW 21 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 12 |
| kJ | 37 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 37 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NNW 4 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 11 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 36 | 67 | 10 | 101 | 124 | 193 | 260 | 318 | 328 | 285 | 233 | 226 | 233 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 72 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 170 | 170 | 5 | 174 | 5 |
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