The Point (nr Wainui) Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.87° S 174.72° E

The Point (nr Wainui) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Point (nr Wainui) sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.6° 

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 (02 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 11PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)--
Afternoon (02 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (02 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
0.7
WSW
12
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.3
WNW
9
1
W
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
104
135
216
150
416
387
308
284
231
271
165
132
101
79
76
61
85
82
79
75
71
69
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WSW
5
WSW
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NE
0
N
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
N
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
5:17AM1.87m
5:53PM2.01m
6:39AM1.90m
7:08PM2.06m
Low Tide
11:17PM0.72m
11:49AM0.78m
00:47AM0.67m
1:13PM0.71m
1:54AM0.54m
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clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
19
18
15
15
14
14
17
20
20
18
16
16
15
15
18
20
18
16
15
14
14
14
Feels °C
15
14
11
11
11
11
14
17
18
17
15
14
14
14
17
18
16
15
15
13
13
13
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