The Point (nr Wainui) Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.87° S 174.72° E

The Point (nr Wainui) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Point (nr Wainui) sea temperature is
12.2°C
1.0° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 12PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
W
7
1.3
W
7
1.2
W
8
1.1
W
8
1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
1.1
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.8
W
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
1.5
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.5
W
8
1.8
W
7
2.2
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
210
173
163
157
157
157
152
220
312
452
653
961
1020
858
1022
611
406
151
359
381
291
286
466
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
5
N
5
N
5
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
20
N
20
N
30
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:36AM2.25m
9:51PM2.42m
10:09AM2.39m
10:23PM2.55m
10:40AM2.49m
Low Tide
3:33AM0.36m
3:44PM0.30m
4:06AM0.20m
4:16PM0.17m
4:37AM0.08m
4:48PM0.08m
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6:52
6:50
6:50
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5:52
5:53
5:53
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
15
16
16
13
13
13
13
13
14
16
14
13
13
13
12
11
11
12
12
11
Feels °C
10
11
12
14
15
15
11
11
9
8
7
8
9
8
8
9
11
10
8
7
7
7
5
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