Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point (nr Wainui) today (25 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 10PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at The Point (nr Wainui). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 312 | 326 | 331 | 341 | 326 | 276 | 239 | 167 | 270 | 237 | 150 | 170 | 390 | 763 | 1403 | 2276 | 2032 | 1784 | 1396 |
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-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:18PM2.58m | 10:41AM2.60m | 10:58PM2.67m | 11:20AM2.68m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:37AM0.00m | 4:54PM0.04m | 5:13AM-0.04m | 5:32PM0.00m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 229 | 226 | 220 | 215 | 204 | 144 | 140 | 118 | 81 | 77 | 46 | 45 | 26 | 25 | — | — | 2032 | 1784 | 1396 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | S 12 | — | — | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 17 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 101 | 104 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 312 | 326 | 331 | 341 | 326 | 276 | 239 | 167 | 270 | 237 | 150 | 170 | 390 | 763 | 1403 | 2276 | 1655 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 173 | 172 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 173 | 166 | 173 | 195 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 174 | 181 | 72 | 0 | 0 |
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