Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point (nr Wainui) today (09 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 10PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at The Point (nr Wainui). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 16 | S 7 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | W 18 | W 8 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 149 | 149 | 161 | 126 | 166 | 253 | 233 | 202 | 176 | 169 | 627 | 590 | 694 | 894 | 876 | 969 | 4299 | 1557 | 2042 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:51PM2.44m | 9:16AM2.40m | 9:34PM2.60m | 9:57AM2.54m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:17AM0.18m | 3:31PM0.16m | 3:55AM0.04m | 4:08PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  | |  | |  |  |  | | |  | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 16 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 19 | WSW 12 | WSW 18 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 149 | 149 | 161 | 126 | 69 | 47 | 46 | 43 | 68 | 94 | 177 | 194 | 176 | 894 | 343 | 969 | 15 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | W 11 | WSW 19 | S 7 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | 38 | 75 | 37 | 64 | 62 | 80 | 60 | 69 | 21 | 169 | 164 | 590 | 694 | 251 | 876 | 34 | 24 | 24 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | W 24 | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | S 15 | S 19 | S 18 | S 7 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 47 | 90 | 155 | 218 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 71 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 2 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | S 5 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | W 12 | W 18 | W 8 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 23 | 56 | 166 | 253 | 233 | 202 | 176 | 131 | 627 | 382 | 250 | 153 | — | 464 | 4299 | 1557 | 2042 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 194 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 166 | 111 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 174 | 162 | 162 |
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