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 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Point (nr Wainui) sea temperature is
13.3°C
0.0° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Point (nr Wainui) at 1AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (16 Sep)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (16 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
6
1.8
W
6
2.1
W
7
2.2
W
7
2.1
W
7
1.9
W
7
1.7
W
7
1.5
W
6
1.5
W
6
1.3
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
6
0.5
WSW
11
1.1
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.5
W
10
2.2
WNW
9
2.4
W
9
3.5
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
160
272
462
506
424
327
247
165
146
113
83
64
249
290
325
417
753
919
1761
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
25
N
30
N
25
WNW
35
W
30
W
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
00:31AM2.41m
12:50PM2.33m
1:05AM2.22m
1:25PM2.15m
Low Tide
6:15PM0.24m
6:31AM0.29m
6:47PM0.40m
7:02AM0.47m
7:21PM0.59m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:10
6:12
 mm
4
2
Temp °C
13
11
10
9
9
10
12
15
14
13
12
10
10
12
13
14
11
11
10
Feels °C
8
6
5
4
4
6
8
10
9
9
8
6
6
8
8
8
6
4
3
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