Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point (nr Wainui) today (21 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 1AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Point (nr Wainui). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat night, light winds from the S by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tue 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 207 | 383 | 604 | 1012 | 1505 | 1039 | 1300 | 1124 | 902 | 802 | 769 | 555 | 426 | 307 | 246 | 164 | 130 | 101 | 234 | 380 | 260 | 174 | 155 | 100 |
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-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:19AM2.33m | 2:48PM2.11m | 3:11AM2.18m | 3:43PM2.00m | 4:06AM2.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:00PM0.43m | 8:39AM0.45m | 8:54PM0.57m | 9:34AM0.56m | 9:53PM0.69m | 10:34AM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — |
 | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 18 | S 10 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | S 17 | S 16 | W 8 | S 15 | W 8 |
| kJ | 23 | 21 | 9 | 32 | 2 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 555 | 426 | 307 | 246 | 164 | 130 | 101 | 99 | 380 | 260 | 50 | 155 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 19 | S 10 | S 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 18 | W 9 | W 8 | S 16 | W 8 | S 14 |
| kJ | 14 | 15 | 35 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 33 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 234 | 73 | 71 | 174 | 49 | 100 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | WSW 19 | SW 12 | — | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | S 18 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 15 | 37 | 6 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 57 | 21 | 44 | 60 | 49 | 49 | 49 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 5 | S 5 | — | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 4 | N 2 | N 3 | N 3 |
| kJ | 207 | 383 | 604 | 1012 | 1505 | 1039 | 1300 | 1124 | 902 | 802 | 769 | 10 | 34 | — | 4 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 194 | 174 | 166 | 163 | 152 | 135 | 136 | 162 | 166 | 111 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 22 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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