Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point (nr Wainui) today (04 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 12AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Point (nr Wainui). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Fri 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 225 | 212 | 169 | 132 | 106 | 80 | 76 | 61 | 85 | 82 | 79 | 75 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 44 | 65 | 63 | 30 | 29 | 14 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:53PM2.01m | 6:39AM1.90m | 7:08PM2.06m | 7:48AM2.02m | 8:10PM2.16m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:47AM0.67m | 1:13PM0.71m | 1:54AM0.54m | 2:15PM0.58m | 2:44AM0.42m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
 | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | 8:04 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 225 | 212 | 169 | 132 | 106 | 80 | 76 | 52 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 75 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 44 | 65 | 63 | 8 | 29 | 14 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | 14 | 14 | 14 | 26 | 20 | 64 | 61 | 85 | 82 | 79 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | S 14 | WSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | S 13 | W 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NW 6 | W 7 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 74 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 107 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 74 | 86 |
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