The Point (nr Wainui) Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.87° S 174.72° E

The Point (nr Wainui) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Point (nr Wainui) sea temperature is
12.8°C
0.4° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 12AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Afternoon (24 Aug)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (24 Aug)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
W
10
4
W
10
4
W
10
3.5
W
10
4
W
10
3.5
W
13
2
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
2.5
W
8
2.5
W
8
2.4
W
8
1.2
WSW
15
2.3
W
7
2.2
W
7
2.2
W
7
2.2
W
7
2.2
W
7
2.2
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4139
3721
3114
2810
2619
4485
1737
1413
1061
834
787
635
619
568
507
466
496
524
538
Wind (km/h)
40
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:46PM1.76m
7:22AM1.77m
7:55PM1.91m
8:19AM1.92m
8:41PM2.09m
Low Tide
1:20AM0.91m
1:44PM0.82m
2:16AM0.74m
2:32PM0.64m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
5:51
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
12
11
12
11
12
13
13
12
12
11
10
10
12
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
7
6
7
6
5
5
7
9
9
8
8
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