
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point (nr Wainui) today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 4AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at The Point (nr Wainui). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
1411 | 1255 | 1255 | 1096 | 612 | 469 | 382 | 372 | 291 | 290 | 285 | 203 | 171 | 120 | 94 | 101 | 139 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:06PM2.09m | 8:29AM2.11m | 8:43PM2.28m | 9:04AM2.29m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:26AM0.49m | 2:39PM0.44m | 3:01AM0.29m | 3:14PM0.26m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
1411 | 1255 | 1255 | 1096 | 612 | 469 | 382 | 372 | 291 | 249 | 285 | 203 | 171 | 120 | 94 | 78 | 73 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | W 10 | W 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | S 8 | S 8 |
17 | 109 | 75 | 63 | 148 | 154 | 39 | 41 | 27 | 26 | 186 | 183 | 136 | 115 | 78 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 |
17 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 57 | 48 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | — | S 7 | — | — | W 10 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 |
153 | — | — | 85 | — | — | 183 | 80 | 226 | 290 | — | — | — | — | — | 101 | 139 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 162 | 162 | 5 |
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