Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point (nr Wainui) today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 5AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 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 (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at The Point (nr Wainui). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 71 | 128 | 121 | 155 | 136 | 170 | 247 | 396 | 350 | 338 | 274 | 249 | 194 | 159 | 106 | 128 | 145 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:52PM2.61m | 10:16AM2.52m | 10:36PM2.72m | 10:58AM2.59m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:15AM0.07m | 4:28PM0.06m | 4:55AM-0.01m | 5:07PM0.01m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 71 | 128 | 121 | 155 | 136 | 170 | 247 | 396 | 350 | 338 | 274 | 249 | 194 | 149 | 106 | 99 | 73 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | W 13 | WNW 10 | WSW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 2 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 42 | 130 | 94 | 53 | 77 | 76 | 107 | 100 | 100 | 159 | 82 | 128 | 87 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | ESE 3 | SSE 10 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 20 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | S 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 19 |
| kJ | 24 | 1 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 38 | 5 | 54 | 53 | 145 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | — | SE 9 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 8 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 72 | 72 | 38 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu | |||||||||||||||||
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