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 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Point (nr Wainui) sea temperature is
13.4° C
0.3° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 5AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (22 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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)
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
6
1.6
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.1
W
7
1
W
7
0.9
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.4
SW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
1.4
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
187
226
173
135
147
117
92
68
49
52
80
81
134
125
133
123
130
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:15AM2.05m
3:47PM1.94m
4:09AM1.90m
4:47PM1.84m
Low Tide
8:54PM0.64m
9:24AM0.66m
9:49PM0.79m
10:23AM0.79m
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
 mm
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
11
11
13
13
11
10
9
9
9
9
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
6
6
6
8
9
11
12
10
8
7
7
6
6
9
9
9
8
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