The Point (nr Wainui) Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.87° S 174.72° E

The Point (nr Wainui) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Point (nr Wainui) sea temperature is
13.2° C
0.4° 

The Point (nr Wainui) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Point (nr Wainui) today (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 8AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (26 Jul)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (26 Jul)4ft (1.2m)14s

Table - waves today at The Point (nr Wainui). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
W
14
2.1
W
14
1.9
W
14
1.6
W
14
1.5
W
14
1.3
W
14
1.2
W
14
1.1
W
14
0.8
WSW
13
1.3
W
13
1.4
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2374
1756
1362
975
880
674
577
436
216
563
603
505
416
339
333
322
253
198
191
143
135
57
65
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
E
5
NE
10
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
E
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
NE
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:41AM1.85m
8:14PM1.96m
8:36AM1.96m
9:02PM2.10m
9:21AM2.09m
Low Tide
1:38AM0.84m
2:01PM0.75m
2:32AM0.72m
2:49PM0.62m
3:16AM0.57m
3:30PM0.49m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:24
 mm
Temp °C
8
8
8
10
10
8
7
6
5
5
6
9
9
8
7
7
6
6
6
9
10
8
8
Feels °C
5
6
6
7
5
5
4
3
2
2
3
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
7
7
6
5
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