
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point (nr Wainui) today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 3AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Point (nr Wainui). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
4074 | 2939 | 2410 | 1756 | 1362 | 1097 | 880 | 674 | 577 | 436 | 204 | 563 | 603 | 505 | 416 | 403 | 333 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:12PM1.85m | 7:41AM1.85m | 8:14PM1.96m | 8:36AM1.96m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:38AM0.84m | 2:01PM0.75m | 2:32AM0.72m | 2:49PM0.62m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 10 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
4074 | 2939 | 2410 | 1756 | 1362 | 1097 | 880 | 674 | 577 | 436 | 159 | 563 | 603 | 505 | 416 | 403 | 333 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 3 | WSW 13 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
5 | 5 | 178 | 113 | 71 | 39 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 204 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 3 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | — |
— | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 7 |
388 | 303 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 15 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 185 | 72 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 79 | 72 | 18 |
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