The Point (nr Wainui) Surf Break

The Point (nr Wainui) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.87° S 174.72° E

Issued: 5 pm 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Point (nr Wainui) sea temperature is
14.4° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (23 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 10PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)--
Afternoon (23 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (23 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the S by Fri morning).

Tue
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
S
12
0.3
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
14
0.3
S
11
0.4
NW
9
0.5
NW
10
0.5
NW
9
0.4
SW
14
2.5
S
7
3.5
S
8
4
S
9
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
4
S
9
4.5
S
9
5
S
10
5.5
S
10
6
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
91
79
81
81
81
52
42
40
39
20
22
47
43
54
554
1627
2454
2200
2200
2555
3290
4252
6293
7817
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
50
S
50
S
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:43PM1.93m
5:06AM1.96m
5:45PM1.91m
6:08AM1.92m
6:46PM1.94m
7:08AM1.94m
Low Tide
10:59PM0.77m
11:37AM0.70m
00:07AM0.79m
12:38PM0.70m
1:08AM0.76m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:02
5:04
5:04
 mm
1
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
12
14
13
13
15
15
14
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
10
9
10
11
10
10
9
8
Feels °C
12
11
10
11
10
10
12
12
11
10
10
9
10
6
4
5
3
2
3
3
1
0
-1
-3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
8
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.4
NW
9
0.5
NW
10
0.5
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.4
NW
10
0.4
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
Energy kJ
33
79
81
48
46
44
42
21
21
20
22
47
42
43
33
77
231
447
433
344
288
283
167
167
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
14
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.3
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
14
0.3
NW
9
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.3
NW
9
0.1
NW
9
0.2
NNW
8
Energy kJ
91
55
53
81
81
52
40
40
39
13
19
22
43
54
53
13
3
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.1
S
14
0.2
NNW
9
0.2
WSW
14
0.3
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
75
25
20
11
5
5
5
4
8
19
18
8
8
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
2
0.3
ENE
3
0.4
NE
2
0.5
NE
3
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
SSE
4
2.5
S
7
3.5
S
8
4
S
9
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
4
S
9
4.5
S
9
5
S
10
5.5
S
10
6
S
11
Energy kJ
2
3
1
2
1
4
18
24
24
16
27
554
1627
2454
2200
2200
2555
3290
4252
6293
7817
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
3
4
2
1
4
3
2
2
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
74
162
79
74
3
3
106
72
28
173
72
171
173
181
181
181
171
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
8
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
8
4
4
5
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