The Point (nr Wainui) Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.87° S 174.72° E

The Point (nr Wainui) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Point (nr Wainui) sea temperature is
13.5°C
0.2° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 8PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)16s
Afternoon (06 Sep)4ft (1.2m)17s
Evening (06 Sep)7ft (2.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
1
1
3
2
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
W
16
1.5
WSW
17
1.2
WSW
17
1.1
WSW
16
2.2
WNW
9
3
WNW
9
2.1
W
9
1.8
W
9
2
S
7
0.7
WSW
15
1
W
9
0.6
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
14
0.6
W
10
1.4
SSE
6
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2829
1299
798
659
692
1156
739
551
356
211
175
140
118
79
132
154
142
106
102
150
109
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
5
SSW
10
ENE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
15
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
5:20PM1.92m
6:08AM1.88m
6:50PM2.03m
7:30AM2.03m
7:59PM2.24m
Low Tide
11:08AM0.83m
00:15AM0.78m
12:53PM0.73m
1:37AM0.60m
2:00PM0.53m
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:02
6:04
 mm
2
6
1
5
7
4
6
5
6
1
Temp °C
13
16
16
14
14
14
15
14
13
10
9
8
8
8
7
8
9
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
9
12
11
9
10
12
12
14
12
3
2
1
1
2
3
6
7
8
8
8
9
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