The Point (nr Wainui) Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.87° S 174.72° E

The Point (nr Wainui) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Point (nr Wainui) sea temperature is
12.5°C
0.7° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 10AM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Afternoon (25 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Evening (25 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
W
8
2.4
W
8
2.3
W
8
2.1
W
7
2
W
7
2
W
7
2
W
7
2
W
7
1.9
W
7
1.8
W
7
1.8
W
7
1.6
W
7
1.7
W
6
1.8
W
7
1.9
W
7
1.8
W
7
1.5
W
7
1.3
W
7
1.1
W
7
0.5
S
17
1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
690
636
588
449
374
411
434
407
337
311
302
220
225
284
338
302
211
163
131
145
146
148
153
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
5
SSE
10
ENE
10
E
5
ENE
5
SW
5
ENE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:19AM1.92m
8:41PM2.09m
9:01AM2.09m
9:18PM2.26m
9:36AM2.25m
Low Tide
2:16AM0.74m
2:32PM0.64m
2:57AM0.54m
3:10PM0.46m
3:33AM0.36m
3:44PM0.30m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
5:52
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
11
10
12
14
14
13
12
11
10
10
11
15
15
15
14
14
10
11
12
16
16
14
13
Feels °C
6
5
8
9
9
9
9
6
6
6
7
10
10
11
10
10
9
10
10
16
16
14
12
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