The Point (nr Wainui) Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.87° S 174.72° E

The Point (nr Wainui) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Point (nr Wainui) sea temperature is
13.5°C
0.3° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 3AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (10 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (10 Sep)8ft (2.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
10
Friday
11
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)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
2
2
3
4
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
1.7
W
6
1.9
W
6
1.7
W
7
1.6
W
6
1.4
W
6
0.6
WSW
16
2.5
S
7
0.9
WSW
19
0.9
WSW
19
1
WSW
19
1.1
WSW
19
1.1
WSW
18
3
W
18
3.5
W
8
4
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
161
126
193
300
248
200
151
169
792
590
572
694
876
830
4970
1843
2226
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
30
S
20
SE
20
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
NNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:51PM2.44m
9:16AM2.40m
9:34PM2.60m
9:57AM2.54m
Low Tide
3:17AM0.18m
3:31PM0.16m
3:55AM0.04m
4:08PM0.06m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:06
 mm
1
7
2
1
Temp °C
10
8
9
10
12
14
12
10
8
7
7
8
9
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
6
4
5
6
7
10
9
5
4
2
4
6
7
6
5
6
6
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