Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point (nr Wainui) today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 6AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at The Point (nr Wainui). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WSW 10 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 12 | WSW 15 | W 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 343 | 392 | 1347 | 397 | 561 | 1012 | 871 | 330 | 302 | 340 | 358 | 283 | 344 | 408 | 851 | 767 | 849 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:42AM2.03m | 2:05PM1.97m | 2:27AM1.84m | 3:00PM1.80m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:21PM0.59m | 7:37AM0.66m | 8:02PM0.78m | 8:23AM0.85m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WSW 10 | W 16 | W 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 15 | S 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 343 | 392 | 1347 | 296 | 561 | 1012 | 871 | 330 | 287 | 340 | 245 | 257 | 205 | 348 | 17 | 348 | 279 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WNW 9 | S 6 | WSW 16 | W 10 | S 5 | S 6 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | S 15 | — | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 286 | 194 | 33 | 397 | 192 | 13 | 10 | 302 | 302 | 302 | 358 | 283 | 344 | 41 | — | 16 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 6 | NW 8 | S 6 | S 5 | NW 8 | NW 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 10 | 58 | 32 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 46 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | S 3 | — | NW 3 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 408 | 851 | 767 | 849 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 111 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 166 | 170 | 192 | 179 |
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