Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point (nr Wainui) today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 19s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 12AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at The Point (nr Wainui). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 14 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 258 | 222 | 196 | 158 | 118 | 77 | 71 | 78 | 84 | 73 | 70 | 64 | 61 | 78 | 72 | 51 | 31 | 49 | 102 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:06PM2.24m | 8:37AM2.24m | 9:04PM2.44m | 9:30AM2.40m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:40AM0.41m | 3:00PM0.34m | 3:31AM0.22m | 3:47PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 6 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 128 | 121 | 196 | 158 | 62 | 72 | 70 | 78 | 67 | 43 | 44 | 29 | 10 | 78 | 72 | 51 | 31 | 48 | 102 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | WSW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 120 | 120 | 118 | 36 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 42 | 33 | 61 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | WNW 7 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 77 | 71 | 69 | 38 | 73 | 70 | 64 | 16 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 49 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | — | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | S 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 3 | E 4 | ESE 4 | NNE 2 | — | E 3 | — | SSE 7 | — |
| kJ | 258 | 222 | — | 16 | 13 | — | — | — | 84 | 87 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 4 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 136 | 111 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
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