The Point (nr Wainui) Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.87° S 174.72° E

The Point (nr Wainui) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Point (nr Wainui) sea temperature is
12.2° C
1.3° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 4AM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (31 Jul)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (31 Jul)13ft (4.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Friday
31
Saturday
1
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)
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
4
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
2
WNW
8
2.2
W
9
2.4
WNW
10
2.5
W
8
3
W
8
3.5
W
9
4
W
9
4
W
10
3.5
W
12
3
W
13
2.4
W
13
1.9
WSW
13
3
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.3
S
7
1.9
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
65
496
812
1065
1043
1367
1860
2359
2736
4236
3253
1902
1383
1374
791
542
1074
Wind (km/h)
30
N
25
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
30
W
25
W
15
SSW
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:50PM2.45m
11:07AM2.37m
11:23PM2.51m
11:40AM2.41m
Low Tide
5:03AM0.22m
5:13PM0.20m
5:36AM0.16m
5:45PM0.17m
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
 mm
6
7
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
11
10
11
12
12
10
10
10
8
7
8
9
9
8
7
Feels °C
7
7
7
5
5
5
4
2
2
4
4
0
0
2
2
2
3
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