The Point (nr Wainui) Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.87° S 174.72° E

The Point (nr Wainui) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Point (nr Wainui) sea temperature is
15.0°C
1.2° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 4PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)8ft (2.4m)8s
Afternoon (17 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (17 Oct)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
S
7
1.7
S
7
0.8
S
9
1
S
10
0.8
S
9
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
1.3
W
6
1.5
W
8
1.3
W
8
1.2
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
569
271
109
181
111
71
70
40
62
46
45
44
44
67
95
97
97
126
249
203
173
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
SE
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
5
SW
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:34PM2.01m
2:57AM1.86m
3:27PM1.86m
4:01AM1.72m
4:42PM1.76m
Low Tide
8:08AM0.64m
8:36PM0.75m
8:55AM0.81m
9:37PM0.90m
10:06AM0.94m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:31
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6:30
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6:28
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7:40
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7:42
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7:43
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Temp °C
10
11
12
11
10
9
8
8
10
12
13
11
10
9
9
9
12
16
14
12
10
Feels °C
4
6
7
7
7
7
6
6
8
10
11
10
9
7
7
6
9
12
9
8
7
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