The Point (nr Wainui) Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.87° S 174.72° E

The Point (nr Wainui) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Point (nr Wainui) sea temperature is
12.5° C
0.8° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 4AM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (19 Aug)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (19 Aug)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue night, calm by Wed night).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
9
4.5
S
9
4
S
10
3.5
S
9
3
S
8
2
S
9
1.6
S
10
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1543
3219
3329
2129
1090
637
556
372
348
335
314
242
239
215
138
116
115
Wind (km/h)
40
S
45
S
40
SSE
30
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
5
S
5
NW
10
N
10
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:45AM2.24m
2:07PM2.12m
2:25AM2.04m
2:51PM1.95m
Low Tide
7:25PM0.42m
7:45AM0.47m
8:02PM0.61m
8:23AM0.66m
8:46PM0.80m
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
10
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
2
-1
0
1
3
5
6
6
7
6
8
8
8
10
9
9
8
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