
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point (nr Wainui) today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 9AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at The Point (nr Wainui). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
173 | 159 | 152 | 121 | 92 | 70 | 49 | 52 | 80 | 81 | 113 | 125 | 133 | 123 | 125 | 131 | 77 | 152 | 266 | 326 | 432 | 664 | 563 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:15AM2.05m | 3:47PM1.94m | 4:09AM1.90m | 4:47PM1.84m | 5:15AM1.80m | 5:59PM1.81m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:24AM0.66m | 9:49PM0.79m | 10:23AM0.79m | 11:02PM0.90m | 11:40AM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 2 |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 6 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 |
45 | 159 | 152 | 121 | 92 | 70 | 49 | 34 | 23 | 16 | 17 | 125 | 133 | 123 | 99 | 66 | 77 | 64 | 32 | 326 | 432 | 664 | 528 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 6 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SW 19 | WSW 18 |
29 | 44 | 39 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 52 | 80 | 81 | 113 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 65 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 31 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 10 | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — |
11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 6 | NNW 4 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | WNW 9 |
173 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 18 | 59 | 83 | 125 | 131 | 18 | 152 | 266 | 43 | 42 | 3 | 563 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 279 | 5 | 189 | 0 | 5 |
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