Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point (nr Wainui) today (03 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 10AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (03 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (03 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Point (nr Wainui). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Mon 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 13 | W 5 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 58 | 50 | 89 | 118 | 174 | 533 | 505 | 584 | 694 | 1082 | 1422 | 993 | 909 | 404 | 239 | 408 | 450 |
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-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross |
High Tide | 12:01PM2.27m | 00:19AM2.39m | 12:38PM2.25m | 00:56AM2.37m | 1:17PM2.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:56AM0.33m | 6:06PM0.32m | 6:32AM0.33m | 6:42PM0.35m | 7:09AM0.34m | 7:19PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:08 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 13 | W 5 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 58 | 50 | 89 | 118 | 137 | 533 | 505 | 584 | 694 | 65 | 81 | 121 | 685 | 404 | 239 | 408 | 450 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | S 8 | WSW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | W 15 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 21 | W 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | — | — | WSW 17 | W 10 | W 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 7 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 26 | 34 | 108 | 174 | 9 | 8 | 38 | 37 | 33 | — | — | 115 | 108 | 181 | 130 | 167 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 14 | S 8 | W 16 | W 17 | S 7 | — | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | — | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 15 | S 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | — | 8 | 19 | 34 | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 103 | 100 | 72 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | WNW 4 | NNW 3 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 5 | N 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | — | — | NNE 3 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | 3 | 16 | 3 | 26 | 27 | 33 | 53 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 28 | 22 | 29 | 64 | 62 | 1082 | 1422 | 993 | 909 | — | — | 3 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 74 | 74 | 72 | 107 | 18 | 107 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 197 | 197 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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