Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point (nr Wainui) today (31 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 11PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Point (nr Wainui). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | S 10 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 949 | 874 | 690 | 608 | 498 | 151 | 140 | 196 | 174 | 243 | 150 | 104 | 18 | 52 | 44 | 64 | 114 | 125 | 191 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:49AM2.14m | 3:20PM2.18m | 3:57AM1.96m | 4:32PM2.05m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:32PM0.46m | 8:52AM0.57m | 9:42PM0.63m | 10:09AM0.73m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | W 6 | W 6 | S 10 | S 9 | WSW 13 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 949 | 874 | 690 | 608 | 498 | 146 | 82 | 58 | 57 | 36 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 52 | 44 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 132 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | NNE 4 | SW 13 | S 9 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 311 | 298 | 242 | 149 | 112 | 112 | 109 | 90 | 60 | 39 | 29 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | W 10 | — | W 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | — | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 130 | 132 | 96 | 151 | 83 | 8 | — | 4 | 8 | 20 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 7 | — | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | N 4 | N 4 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 140 | 196 | 174 | 243 | 150 | 104 | 80 | 13 | 10 | 64 | 114 | 125 | 191 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 445 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 3 | 5 | 166 | 5 | 5 | 166 | 166 | 5 | 5 |
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