
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point (nr Wainui) today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 6AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at The Point (nr Wainui). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
396 | 286 | 263 | 235 | 209 | 202 | 232 | 277 | 261 | 262 | 443 | 726 | 1374 | 2536 | 2096 | 2091 | 1914 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:20AM2.41m | 1:45PM2.29m | 2:08AM2.22m | 2:39PM2.12m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:02PM0.28m | 7:25AM0.33m | 7:45PM0.45m | 8:11AM0.53m | 8:41PM0.65m | ||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
180 | 162 | 116 | 109 | 72 | 69 | 42 | 53 | 84 | 85 | 144 | 148 | 173 | 104 | 8 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 9 |
148 | 152 | 128 | 86 | 84 | 53 | 52 | 39 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | — | S 15 | — | — | — | — | S 16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 21 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
396 | 286 | 263 | 235 | 209 | 202 | 232 | 277 | 261 | 262 | 443 | 726 | 1374 | 2536 | 2096 | 2091 | 1914 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 170 | 179 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 173 | 166 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 166 | 174 | 206 | 196 | 196 | 292 |
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