Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point (nr Wainui) today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 5AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Point (nr Wainui). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat night, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | W 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 325 | 356 | 358 | 348 | 421 | 1248 | 989 | 871 | 827 | 1019 | 2009 | 3681 | 3100 | 2716 | 2544 | 2198 | 3017 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:27AM1.84m | 3:00PM1.80m | 3:35AM1.68m | 4:25PM1.69m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:02PM0.78m | 8:23AM0.85m | 9:04PM0.96m | 9:45AM1.00m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 15 | S 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | W 9 | S 11 | S 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 325 | 356 | 290 | 247 | 344 | 41 | 353 | 283 | 279 | 15 | 13 | 25 | 2166 | 9 | 16 | 2198 | 3017 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | S 12 | — | S 11 | S 15 | S 10 |
| kJ | 302 | 302 | 358 | 348 | 46 | 44 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | — | — | 24 | — | 10 | 19 | 352 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 15 | S 15 | S 17 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | W 15 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 477 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | S 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 421 | 1248 | 989 | 871 | 827 | 1019 | 2009 | 3681 | 3100 | 2716 | 2544 | 125 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 166 | 173 | 172 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 191 | 290 | 111 | 136 | 279 | 197 | 22 |
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