Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point (nr Wainui) today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 11AM is: 4.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 22s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Point (nr Wainui). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu morning, light winds from the E by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2454 | 2541 | 2650 | 2567 | 2268 | 1982 | 1974 | 1722 | 1163 | 832 | 524 | 340 | 232 | 223 | 263 | 255 | 199 | 144 | 81 | 123 | 267 | 234 | 229 | 229 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:06AM2.14m | 4:45PM2.04m | 5:13AM2.10m | 5:55PM2.07m | 6:26AM2.11m | 7:06PM2.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:30AM0.56m | 11:02PM0.67m | 11:46AM0.58m | 00:23AM0.64m | 1:01PM0.53m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | 5:12 |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | S 6 | S 5 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 362 | 539 | 469 | 463 | 358 | 242 | 242 | 163 | 193 | 352 | 348 | 340 | 232 | 223 | 223 | 166 | 138 | 128 | 78 | 26 | 267 | 234 | 229 | 229 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | — | — | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | — | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | S 4 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 16 |
| kJ | 42 | — | — | 45 | 44 | 75 | 148 | 207 | 127 | — | 6 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 38 | 74 | 81 | 82 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — | W 22 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | S 6 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 81 | 123 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 2454 | 2541 | 2650 | 2567 | 2268 | 1982 | 1974 | 1722 | 1163 | 832 | 524 | 298 | 230 | 217 | 263 | 255 | 199 | 144 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 198 | 171 | 171 | 281 | 207 | 198 | 198 | 207 | 108 | 72 | 28 | 28 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 72 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
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