Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point (nr Wainui) today (19 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 10PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Point (nr Wainui). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 18 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 93 | 245 | 207 | 213 | 145 | 68 | 51 | 44 | 43 | 90 | 86 | 87 | 62 | 173 | 210 | 187 | 138 | 97 | 95 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:29AM1.67m | 6:10PM1.77m | 6:56AM1.74m | 7:23PM1.89m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:16PM0.96m | 11:56AM0.96m | 00:56AM0.87m | 1:21PM0.84m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | W 8 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 93 | 95 | 207 | 213 | 145 | 68 | 51 | 35 | 23 | 90 | 86 | 87 | 62 | 116 | 105 | 187 | 127 | 84 | 66 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 9 | SSW 4 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 60 | 60 | 95 | 96 | 96 | 60 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 14 | 3 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 94 | 138 | 97 | 95 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 10 | S 16 | S 8 | S 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 42 | 47 | 54 | 52 | 49 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 16 | 20 | 13 | 19 | 60 | 15 | 91 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 8 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | S 3 | S 3 | W 5 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 64 | 245 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 173 | 210 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 162 | 162 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 108 | 182 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 162 | 163 | 162 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu | |||||||||||||||||||
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