Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point (nr Wainui) today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 9PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at The Point (nr Wainui). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | W 5 | W 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
461 | 372 | 348 | 331 | 314 | 305 | 301 | 276 | 183 | 213 | 158 | 110 | 104 | 102 | 71 | 64 | 94 | 88 | 149 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:25AM2.04m | 2:51PM1.95m | 3:13AM1.85m | 3:49PM1.80m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:02PM0.61m | 8:23AM0.66m | 8:46PM0.80m | 9:13AM0.84m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | S 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | S 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
362 | 353 | 348 | 331 | 131 | 305 | 301 | 276 | 183 | 213 | 158 | 110 | 104 | 102 | 71 | 30 | 94 | 85 | 82 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | WSW 15 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | WSW 13 | S 10 | S 13 | S 12 |
155 | 102 | 63 | 79 | 314 | 87 | 60 | 41 | 25 | 24 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 23 | 31 | 29 | 55 | 47 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | W 10 | W 10 | S 14 | S 13 | WSW 15 | W 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 17 | S 16 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 16 | S 14 | SW 9 | W 9 |
101 | 46 | 30 | 34 | 30 | 72 | 39 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 21 | 45 | 64 | 36 | 3 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 11 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 |
461 | 372 | 83 | 43 | 9 | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 42 | 88 | 149 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 107 | 106 | 72 | 72 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 166 | 166 | 5 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu | |||||||||||||||||||
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