Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point (nr Wainui) today (09 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 12AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Point (nr Wainui). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sat night, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 163 | 146 | 140 | 190 | 176 | 442 | 370 | 349 | 256 | 164 | 185 | 325 | 106 | 175 | 226 | 206 | 215 | 190 | 143 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 5:30PM1.98m | 6:11AM1.97m | 6:54PM2.06m | 7:32AM2.07m | 8:06PM2.24m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:09AM0.74m | 12:51PM0.67m | 1:36AM0.61m | 2:04PM0.52m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 17 | WSW 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 6 |
| kJ | 163 | 146 | 140 | 190 | 176 | 442 | 370 | 349 | 256 | 100 | 79 | 70 | 61 | 100 | 144 | 138 | 128 | 121 | 143 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | W 11 | S 10 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | W 9 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 59 | 58 | 55 | 33 | 89 | 31 | 57 | 87 | 41 | 52 | 76 | 36 | 102 | 33 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 120 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | S 9 | WSW 13 | S 10 | S 16 | S 10 | NW 9 | NW 8 | S 9 |
| kJ | 37 | 71 | 62 | 82 | 136 | 71 | 17 | 17 | 54 | 61 | 31 | 16 | 34 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 7 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 164 | 185 | 325 | 106 | 175 | 226 | 206 | 215 | 190 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 163 | 170 | 166 | 111 | 108 | 0 |
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