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 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Point (nr Wainui) sea temperature is
12.3° C
1.0° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 3PM is: 4.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)13ft (4.0m)9s
Afternoon (16 Aug)13ft (4.0m)9s
Evening (16 Aug)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the S by Tue night).

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
S
9
4
S
9
4
S
9
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
8
3
S
8
2.4
S
8
1.9
S
7
1.5
S
7
0.6
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
3.5
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2430
2613
2551
1927
1678
1359
1020
989
674
378
205
142
140
138
115
113
77
74
73
239
1673
Wind (km/h)
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
10
S
10
SW
15
SW
30
S
40
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:15PM2.54m
00:32AM2.59m
12:52PM2.44m
1:08AM2.43m
1:29PM2.29m
Low Tide
6:06AM0.03m
6:17PM0.12m
6:39AM0.14m
6:51PM0.25m
7:11AM0.29m
7:25PM0.42m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:44
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
8
8
7
7
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
8
7
7
7
9
11
11
9
9
Feels °C
0
-1
-1
0
-1
0
1
1
1
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
5
7
7
3
0
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