The Point (nr Wainui) Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.87° S 174.72° E

The Point (nr Wainui) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Point (nr Wainui) sea temperature is
13.8° C
0.1° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 11AM is: 4.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 22s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)13ft (4.0m)9s
Afternoon (09 Jul)13ft (4.0m)9s
Evening (09 Jul)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu morning, light winds from the E by Sat morning).

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
S
9
4
S
9
4
S
9
4
S
9
4
S
9
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
3
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.2
S
7
0.8
WSW
17
0.7
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
1.7
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.6
S
6
1.4
S
6
0.4
SW
18
0.4
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
17
0.7
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2454
2541
2650
2567
2268
1982
1974
1722
1163
832
524
340
232
223
263
255
199
144
81
123
267
234
229
229
Wind (km/h)
40
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
E
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:06AM2.14m
4:45PM2.04m
5:13AM2.10m
5:55PM2.07m
6:26AM2.11m
7:06PM2.16m
Low Tide
10:30AM0.56m
11:02PM0.67m
11:46AM0.58m
00:23AM0.64m
1:01PM0.53m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:41
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:10
5:12
5:12
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
10
10
9
9
9
8
8
7
10
10
8
8
6
Feels °C
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
7
7
5
5
3
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