Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point (nr Wainui) today (24 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 10PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 24). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Point (nr Wainui). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed night, near gales from the S by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Sat 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | S 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 39 | 20 | 20 | 44 | 42 | 54 | 305 | 767 | 1385 | 2548 | 3599 | 4177 | 5411 | 7158 | 7963 | 9544 | 10845 | 8512 | 6673 | 5008 | 3821 | 3189 | 2993 | 2249 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | 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 |
High Tide | 5:45PM1.91m | 6:08AM1.92m | 6:46PM1.94m | 7:08AM1.94m | 7:42PM2.00m | 8:03AM1.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:07AM0.79m | 12:38PM0.70m | 1:08AM0.76m | 1:32PM0.67m | 2:01AM0.70m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — |
 | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 21 | 20 | 13 | 29 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 156 | 650 | 710 | 594 | 614 | 433 | 350 | 339 | 210 | 167 | 133 | 121 | 59 | 111 | 63 | 59 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 9 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 39 | 19 | 20 | 44 | 42 | 54 | 81 | 12 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 305 | 767 | 1385 | 2548 | 3599 | 4177 | 5411 | 7158 | 7963 | 9544 | 10845 | 8512 | 6673 | 5008 | 3821 | 3189 | 2993 | 2249 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 77 | 22 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 28 | 72 | 107 | 72 | 173 | 181 | 181 | 171 | 181 | 173 | 171 | 171 | 170 | 171 | 171 | 107 | 108 | 108 |
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