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 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Point (nr Wainui) sea temperature is
13.2° 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 (23 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 10PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)--
Afternoon (23 Jul)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (23 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
1.4
W
6
1.5
WNW
6
1.2
W
6
1.5
WNW
6
1.7
WNW
7
1.8
W
8
2.1
W
9
2.3
WNW
9
2.4
WNW
9
2
WNW
8
2
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
4
W
9
4.5
WSW
11
4
WSW
12
3.5
W
13
3
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
133
123
123
135
102
170
302
450
742
870
819
567
499
735
2959
4503
5068
4485
3616
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
N
30
N
25
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
40
WSW
25
SW
20
S
15
S
5
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
5:15AM1.80m
5:59PM1.81m
6:30AM1.78m
7:12PM1.85m
Low Tide
11:02PM0.90m
11:40AM0.86m
00:27AM0.91m
12:59PM0.84m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:22
5:22
 mm
2
6
9
1
2
1
3
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
13
11
11
10
11
11
13
12
12
12
12
11
9
10
11
9
7
8
8
Feels °C
9
8
8
6
6
5
7
7
8
8
8
7
4
5
3
3
2
5
6
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