
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point (nr Wainui) today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 4PM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at The Point (nr Wainui). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
358 | 392 | 1428 | 1428 | 1411 | 1255 | 1109 | 1096 | 950 | 469 | 382 | 372 | 358 | 306 | 192 | 183 | 136 | 115 | 89 | 99 | 178 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:48AM1.91m | 8:06PM2.09m | 8:29AM2.11m | 8:43PM2.28m | 9:04AM2.29m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:01PM0.64m | 2:26AM0.49m | 2:39PM0.44m | 3:01AM0.29m | 3:14PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
358 | 311 | 1428 | 1428 | 1411 | 1255 | 1109 | 1096 | 950 | 469 | 382 | 372 | 358 | 249 | 192 | 142 | 117 | 94 | 78 | 78 | 73 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | W 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
249 | 392 | 18 | 18 | 132 | 88 | 78 | 67 | 65 | 154 | 39 | 41 | 27 | 26 | 186 | 183 | 136 | 115 | 13 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
5 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 78 | 63 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 16 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 9 | W 6 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 |
261 | 263 | 206 | 208 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 183 | 214 | 154 | 306 | — | — | — | — | 89 | 99 | 178 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 72 | 107 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 163 | 162 | 5 |
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