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 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Point (nr Wainui) sea temperature is
12.3° C
1.1° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 8PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (07 Aug)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (07 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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)
1
0
0
1
2
3
3
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
0
3
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
16
0.5
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.7
S
13
0.8
W
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.3
W
8
2
W
7
1.7
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
78
103
134
170
133
399
561
311
207
197
206
167
237
232
243
248
1630
1140
754
435
270
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
N
15
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:10PM2.01m
4:45AM1.99m
5:30PM1.98m
6:11AM1.97m
6:54PM2.06m
Low Tide
9:46AM0.63m
10:26PM0.74m
11:16AM0.72m
00:09AM0.74m
12:51PM0.67m
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:36
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
7
10
12
10
9
9
9
9
9
12
14
12
10
10
12
12
12
13
14
12
10
Feels °C
3
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
8
11
9
7
6
6
6
8
9
10
8
6
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