Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point (nr Wainui) today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 4AM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Point (nr Wainui). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | WNW 8 | W 9 | WNW 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 65 | 496 | 812 | 1065 | 1043 | 1367 | 1860 | 2359 | 2736 | 4236 | 3253 | 1902 | 1383 | 1374 | 791 | 542 | 1074 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:50PM2.45m | 11:07AM2.37m | 11:23PM2.51m | 11:40AM2.41m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:03AM0.22m | 5:13PM0.20m | 5:36AM0.16m | 5:45PM0.17m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 11 |
| kJ | 65 | 95 | 72 | 123 | 79 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2894 | 1902 | 1174 | 812 | 608 | 384 | 247 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 20 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 |
| kJ | 34 | 75 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 715 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | S 16 | S 15 | — | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | WNW 8 | W 9 | WNW 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 12 | W 13 | SSE 5 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 12 |
| kJ | 129 | 496 | 812 | 1065 | 1043 | 1367 | 1860 | 2359 | 2736 | 4236 | 3253 | 84 | 1383 | 1374 | 791 | 542 | 1074 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 166 | 5 | 5 | 166 | 174 | 196 | 191 | 191 | 179 | 171 | 171 | 106 | 28 | 106 | 106 | 72 | 18 |
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