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 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Point (nr Wainui) sea temperature is
12.4° 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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 5PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (30 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (30 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
14
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
2
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
10
3
W
9
3.5
W
9
3.5
W
9
4
W
10
4
W
10
3.5
W
13
3
W
13
2.5
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
2.5
S
9
2.3
S
9
1.7
S
10
1.5
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
145
104
104
66
65
464
1019
1260
1160
1667
2058
2847
3123
4212
3102
1992
1230
1095
791
580
712
Wind (km/h)
20
N
25
NNW
25
N
30
N
30
N
30
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
35
W
35
W
25
W
15
S
35
SSE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSE
5
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
10:34AM2.30m
10:50PM2.45m
11:07AM2.37m
11:23PM2.51m
11:40AM2.41m
Low Tide
4:40PM0.26m
5:03AM0.22m
5:13PM0.20m
5:36AM0.16m
5:45PM0.17m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:29
 mm
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
9
13
12
12
13
12
11
10
11
11
11
11
10
10
7
7
8
9
9
8
7
Feels °C
4
8
7
6
7
7
7
5
5
4
3
3
2
4
3
-1
1
3
4
4
4
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