The Point (nr Wainui) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.87° S 174.72° E

Issued: 11 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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

13.5° C

The Point (nr Wainui) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Point (nr Wainui) today (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 7AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	15s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s
Evening (13 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun night, fresh winds from the N by Mon night).
		Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15
	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	3 PM	6 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	WSW 14	NW 7	W 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 8	W 11	WNW 10	W 10	WNW 11	W 12	W 12	W 12	WSW 16	W 16	W 15
Wave Graph
kJ	148	125	123	85	84	81	51	51	39	189	388	326	281	222	161	416	210	679	827	702	690	733	1743	1782
Wind (km/h)	N	N	NNE	N	N	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	NW	NW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	8:12PM2.30m				8:41AM2.31m					9:11PM2.45m				9:38AM2.42m				10:03PM2.59m				10:29AM2.50m
Low Tide			2:41AM0.38m					3:05PM0.30m				3:36AM0.23m				3:56PM0.18m				4:26AM0.11m				4:42PM0.10m


	—	—	—	7:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	7	7	7	9	9	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	14	15	13	12	12	13	12	12	15	16	14
Feels °C	4	4	3	6	5	8	8	7	7	6	8	8	7	11	12	10	9	9	10	9	9	12	13	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	W 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	W 11	W 11	WSW 18	W 10	SW 18	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 16	W 15
kJ	148	125	123	85	84	81	51	51	39	19	388	326	281	64	149	32	210	84	827	702	690	586	1743	1782
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	WSW 13	WSW 14	SW 20	SW 20	S 8	WSW 13	SW 18	WSW 18	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 16	S 16	S 16
kJ	18	16	16	16	7	6	6	6	6	2	2	17	18	16	16	1	59	83	193	329	432	733	5	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	S 15	S 14	—	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	W 23	S 9	W 21	S 8	S 8	S 8	WSW 18	—	WSW 18	—	S 16	S 16	—	—
kJ	4	4	4	—	4	4	4	3	3	3	10	2	8	1	1	1	63	—	110	—	5	5	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	N 2	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NW 7	N 4	NNW 5	N 4	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 10	WNW 5	WNW 11	NNW 4	N 4	NNW 4	NNW 3	WNW 16	WNW 15
kJ	—	—	1	3	10	19	25	25	40	189	28	57	12	222	161	416	64	679	7	10	11	4	1643	1708
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	166	166	166	166	166	5	5	5	5	166	5	5	5	3	5	5	5	5	2
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