Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point (nr Wainui) today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 12AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at The Point (nr Wainui). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
135 | 213 | 249 | 326 | 560 | 1222 | 2419 | 2410 | 3232 | 3106 | 2555 | 2407 | 2383 | 2023 | 4340 | 1275 | 956 | 959 | 808 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:55AM1.67m | 6:46PM1.76m | 7:22AM1.77m | 7:55PM1.91m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:47PM1.01m | 12:31PM0.96m | 1:20AM0.91m | 1:44PM0.82m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | — | — | — | S 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
21 | 33 | 65 | 41 | 36 | 37 | 53 | 57 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 1275 | 956 | 845 | 800 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 |
35 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 18 | 97 | 123 | 132 | 103 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 13 | WSW 16 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | — | — | — | — |
7 | 16 | 36 | 36 | 7 | 25 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 15 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
135 | 213 | 249 | 326 | 560 | 1222 | 2419 | 2410 | 3232 | 3106 | 2555 | 2407 | 2383 | 2023 | 4340 | 742 | 806 | 959 | 808 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 166 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 174 | 206 | 199 | 206 | 192 | 206 | 206 | 194 | 165 | 162 | 170 | 172 | 174 | 163 | 163 |
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