
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point (nr Wainui) today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 7PM is: 4.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Point (nr Wainui). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
506 | 791 | 2111 | 2779 | 2140 | 1929 | 1389 | 1078 | 639 | 389 | 273 | 461 | 325 | 210 | 155 | 116 | 114 | 82 | 78 | 49 | 48 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:28PM2.33m | 1:46AM2.38m | 2:13PM2.23m | 2:34AM2.25m | 3:05PM2.12m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:16AM0.23m | 7:29PM0.34m | 7:56AM0.34m | 8:12PM0.47m | 8:43AM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||
7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 0 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
506 | 326 | 254 | 218 | 214 | 161 | 289 | 207 | 187 | 135 | 273 | 461 | 325 | 210 | 155 | 116 | 114 | 82 | 78 | 49 | 48 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 4 | W 4 | W 8 | W 7 |
147 | 99 | 160 | 126 | 121 | 85 | 13 | 30 | 31 | 12 | 95 | 95 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | — | — | — | SW 20 | — | W 18 | W 18 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
87 | — | — | — | 15 | — | 6 | 25 | 49 | 44 | 25 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 5 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
440 | 791 | 2111 | 2779 | 2140 | 1929 | 1389 | 1078 | 639 | 389 | 128 | 47 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 197 | 106 | 108 | 107 | 106 | 106 | 72 | 72 | 28 | 72 | 79 | 74 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 0 | 0 |
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