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 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Point (nr Wainui) sea temperature is
12.9°C
0.3° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 9AM is: 4.0m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)13ft (4.0m)9s
Afternoon (23 Aug)15ft (4.5m)10s
Evening (23 Aug)13ft (4.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun morning, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WNW
7
3
WNW
8
4
WNW
9
4
W
10
4.5
W
10
4
W
10
4
W
10
4
W
10
4
W
10
3.5
W
9
3.5
W
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
2.5
W
8
2.5
W
8
1.3
WSW
15
2.3
W
8
2.3
W
7
2.3
W
7
2.3
W
7
2.2
W
7
2.2
W
7
2.2
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
560
1222
2578
3145
3930
3427
3232
2869
2642
2136
4491
1413
956
834
800
706
619
568
539
554
524
510
493
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
30
NNW
40
NW
40
WNW
40
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:55AM1.67m
6:46PM1.76m
7:22AM1.77m
7:55PM1.91m
8:19AM1.92m
8:41PM2.09m
Low Tide
12:31PM0.96m
1:20AM0.91m
1:44PM0.82m
2:16AM0.74m
2:32PM0.64m
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
5:51
 mm
1
3
Temp °C
13
14
14
14
12
12
11
11
12
11
12
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
12
14
13
12
12
Feels °C
8
8
7
6
4
4
4
4
6
5
6
7
7
6
7
6
6
6
7
9
7
7
7
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