Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point (nr Wainui) today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 9AM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at The Point (nr Wainui). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 14 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
278 | 252 | 260 | 190 | 186 | 190 | 213 | 356 | 560 | 1148 | 2002 | 2457 | 3536 | 3232 | 2823 | 2375 | 2211 | 4565 | 4340 | 3919 | 1204 | 943 | 800 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:21AM1.71m | 5:11PM1.71m | 5:55AM1.67m | 6:46PM1.76m | 7:22AM1.77m | 7:55PM1.91m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:39AM0.97m | 11:47PM1.01m | 12:31PM0.96m | 1:20AM0.91m | 1:44PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 16 | S 10 | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 15 | S 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
42 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 33 | 65 | 41 | 18 | 8 | 53 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 138 | 1204 | 943 | 800 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
52 | 52 | 40 | 39 | 35 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 36 | 37 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 37 | 93 | 168 | 130 | 89 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | — | — | — | W 19 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 13 | WSW 16 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | — | — | — | 7 | 16 | 36 | 36 | 7 | 25 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
278 | 252 | 260 | 190 | 186 | 190 | 213 | 356 | 560 | 1148 | 2002 | 2457 | 3536 | 3232 | 2823 | 2375 | 2211 | 4565 | 4340 | 3919 | 670 | 766 | 787 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 174 | 166 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 206 | 194 | 204 | 206 | 196 | 196 | 206 | 206 | 164 | 163 | 163 | 170 | 172 | 170 | 163 |
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