
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point (nr Wainui) today (06 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 12AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (06 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (06 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at The Point (nr Wainui). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sun 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
42 | 63 | 51 | 29 | 14 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 35 | 64 | 47 | 113 | 108 | 78 | 58 | 56 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 33 | 32 | 31 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:10PM2.16m | 8:42AM2.16m | 8:59PM2.27m | 9:27AM2.29m | 9:42PM2.36m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:44AM0.42m | 3:03PM0.45m | 3:25AM0.31m | 3:42PM0.35m | 4:00AM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | |
— | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | 8:06 | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 |
42 | 63 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 47 | 113 | 108 | 78 | 58 | 56 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 33 | 32 | 31 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 10 | WNW 6 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | WNW 8 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 |
9 | 8 | 51 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | W 7 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 15 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 7 | — | 2 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 25 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NNW 2 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 |
— | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | 12 | 31 | 35 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 74 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 74 | 74 | 166 | 166 | 107 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 74 | 0 | 74 | 0 | 0 |
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