Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point (nr Wainui) today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 9AM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at The Point (nr Wainui). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | S 7 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1676 | 3916 | 2815 | 2339 | 2160 | 1879 | 2593 | 2460 | 2160 | 1916 | 2642 | 657 | 1057 | 1187 | 1187 | 828 | 535 | 366 | 285 | 478 | 569 | 509 | 690 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:35AM1.68m | 4:25PM1.69m | 5:17AM1.63m | 6:08PM1.73m | 6:50AM1.73m | 7:20PM1.89m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:45AM1.00m | 11:06PM1.03m | 11:55AM1.00m | 00:50AM0.91m | 1:13PM0.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | S 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 8 | S 8 | W 9 |
| kJ | 12 | 25 | 2815 | 2339 | 2160 | 1879 | 2593 | 2460 | 2160 | 1916 | 149 | 604 | 372 | 287 | 188 | 183 | 180 | 175 | 111 | 76 | 443 | 410 | 690 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 11 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 14 | W 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 89 | 92 | 92 | 20 | 277 | 700 | 513 | 311 | 171 | 102 | 49 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 76 | 509 | 167 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | — | WSW 15 | W 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | WSW 14 | S 17 |
| kJ | — | — | 10 | 22 | 5 | — | 409 | 522 | 448 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 127 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | S 9 | SSE 5 | — | — | NW 2 | W 16 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | S 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 1676 | 3916 | — | — | — | 155 | 28 | — | — | 1 | 2642 | 657 | 1057 | 1187 | 1187 | 828 | 535 | 366 | 285 | 478 | 569 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 192 | 289 | 179 | 111 | 279 | 292 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 170 | 174 | 173 | 173 | 174 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 171 | 136 | 38 | 0 |
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