Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point (nr Wainui) today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 11AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Point (nr Wainui). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 7 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 161 | 147 | 85 | 83 | 67 | 115 | 107 | 83 | 104 | 85 | 79 | 54 | 151 | 146 | 161 | 128 | 163 | 251 | 232 | 212 | 300 | 289 | 307 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:30AM2.03m | 7:59PM2.24m | 8:29AM2.23m | 8:51PM2.44m | 9:16AM2.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:37AM0.60m | 2:00PM0.53m | 2:33AM0.38m | 2:49PM0.33m | 3:17AM0.18m | 3:31PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 2 |
Temp °C | 7 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 8 |
| kJ | 161 | 147 | 85 | 83 | 67 | 115 | 107 | 83 | 104 | 85 | 79 | 54 | 151 | 146 | 161 | 128 | 69 | 68 | 46 | 42 | 103 | 169 | 307 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 16 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 20 | 11 | 31 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 38 | 75 | 37 | 64 | 62 | 80 | 60 | 69 | 90 | 155 | 164 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WNW 9 | WSW 13 | S 9 | WSW 13 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 21 | WSW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | W 24 | WSW 22 | WSW 11 | S 15 | WSW 20 |
| kJ | 50 | 31 | 68 | 23 | 33 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 46 | 22 | 5 | 218 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 7 | S 6 |
| kJ | 25 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 16 | 40 | 163 | 251 | 232 | 212 | 300 | 289 | 169 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 109 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 72 |
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