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 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Point (nr Wainui) sea temperature is
13.1° C
0.5° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 12PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (28 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (28 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the N by Thu night).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
WSW
11
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.4
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
14
0.5
WSW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
253
244
191
181
76
76
89
58
56
63
64
110
75
82
180
173
166
166
163
104
104
47
65
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
30
N
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:21AM2.09m
9:42PM2.23m
9:59AM2.20m
10:17PM2.35m
10:34AM2.30m
Low Tide
3:16AM0.57m
3:30PM0.49m
3:54AM0.44m
4:06PM0.36m
4:30AM0.32m
4:40PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
5:27
 mm
Temp °C
5
5
5
9
10
9
8
7
6
6
7
11
13
10
9
9
8
8
11
12
14
12
12
Feels °C
2
2
2
6
6
6
5
4
3
2
3
7
9
6
4
4
3
3
6
7
9
7
6
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