
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point (nr Wainui) today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 7PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Point (nr Wainui). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1066 | 2048 | 1888 | 1852 | 1717 | 1879 | 1690 | 1362 | 1065 | 2785 | 2803 | 1187 | 1187 | 956 | 1037 | 1165 | 2558 | 1284 | 789 | 770 | 650 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:39PM2.12m | 3:10AM2.02m | 3:49PM1.97m | 4:32AM1.88m | 5:20PM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:11AM0.53m | 8:41PM0.65m | 9:18AM0.73m | 10:14PM0.81m | 11:08AM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||
6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | S 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | S 9 | S 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WNW 8 | W 9 |
173 | 103 | 147 | 144 | 158 | 2 | 196 | 204 | 417 | 2 | 4 | 1187 | 1187 | 956 | 1037 | 1165 | 2558 | 1284 | 789 | 427 | 537 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 9 | S 13 | S 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 770 | 499 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 8 | S 14 | S 15 | S 17 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
4 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
1066 | 2048 | 1888 | 1852 | 1717 | 1879 | 1690 | 1362 | 1065 | 2785 | 2803 | 453 | 453 | 537 | 526 | 439 | 302 | 273 | 367 | 574 | 650 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 194 | 194 | 196 | 224 | 279 | 278 | 107 | 107 | 170 | 170 | 170 | 196 | 5 | 194 | 174 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 166 | 166 | 166 |
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