Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point (nr Wainui) today (17 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 12AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Point (nr Wainui). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue night, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 529 | 407 | 390 | 506 | 255 | 1029 | 1283 | 795 | 397 | 253 | 203 | 191 | 136 | 119 | 210 | 273 | 422 | 302 | 185 | 252 | 181 | 85 | 116 | 111 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:02PM2.66m | 11:27AM2.52m | 11:51PM2.64m | 12:16PM2.45m | 00:39AM2.58m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:21AM0.10m | 5:37PM0.13m | 6:09AM0.14m | 6:24PM0.20m | 6:58AM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — |
 | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | S 6 | S 6 | S 10 | S 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 13 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 5 | W 8 |
| kJ | 529 | 407 | 390 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 253 | 203 | 191 | 136 | 119 | 48 | 31 | 66 | 302 | 181 | 120 | 90 | 72 | 35 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 6 | S 6 | S 15 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 7 | SW 11 | WSW 13 | S 10 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 12 | W 8 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 4 | 73 | 33 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 36 | 36 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 26 | 13 | 25 | 31 | 68 | 31 | 43 | 61 | 94 | 86 | 56 | 72 | 111 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | WSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | S 6 |
| kJ | 167 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 36 | 16 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 48 | 48 | 38 | 31 | 30 | 67 | 66 | 28 | 56 | 85 | 116 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | — | — | W 13 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | — | E 2 | ESE 3 | E 3 | NW 3 | W 9 | W 6 | W 7 | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 145 | — | — | 506 | 255 | 1029 | 1283 | 795 | 397 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 210 | 273 | 422 | 14 | 185 | 252 | 181 | 85 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 170 | 163 | 162 | 135 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 163 | 111 | 24 | 72 | 28 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 107 |
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