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 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Point (nr Wainui) sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.1° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 3PM is: 2.5m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Afternoon (08 Jul)8ft (2.5m)7s
Evening (08 Jul)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu morning, light winds from the SE by Fri night).

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
S
7
2.5
S
7
2.5
S
7
2.5
S
7
3
S
8
4
S
8
4.5
S
9
4.5
S
9
5
S
10
4.5
S
10
4.5
S
9
4
S
9
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
8
3
S
8
3
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.2
S
7
1.9
S
7
0.7
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.5
WSW
16
1.3
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
524
784
727
784
1223
1963
2951
3604
4171
3831
3151
2548
1982
1650
1362
1087
770
521
348
223
223
166
138
128
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
35
S
30
S
30
S
35
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
50
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
ESE
5
SE
10
SE
5
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:42PM2.07m
4:06AM2.14m
4:45PM2.04m
5:13AM2.10m
5:55PM2.07m
Low Tide
9:26AM0.50m
9:47PM0.63m
10:30AM0.56m
11:02PM0.67m
11:46AM0.58m
00:23AM0.64m
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:09
5:10
5:12
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
7
6
Feels °C
7
6
6
6
4
3
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
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