
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jacks Point today (16 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Jacks Point at 9PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Jacks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | ESE 11 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | 21 | 41 | 69 | 44 | 34 | 33 | 82 | 23 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 68 | 95 | 86 | 82 | 180 | 63 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 7:08PM1.98m | 7:40AM2.08m | 8:17PM2.01m | 8:38AM2.04m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:01PM0.67m | 1:15AM0.74m | 1:42PM0.73m | 2:14AM0.83m | 2:33PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 4 |
— | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 27 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 68 | 95 | 86 | 82 | 180 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | — | E 15 | E 14 | SE 14 | S 13 | SE 15 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 15 | ESE 11 |
4 | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 23 | 159 | 50 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | E 15 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 10 | S 16 | E 12 | SE 15 | SE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ESE 14 | ESE 9 | SSE 16 | SSW 9 | E 4 | — | SE 16 |
15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 1 | — | 63 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | S 4 |
10 | 21 | 41 | 69 | 44 | 34 | 33 | 82 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 15 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 163 | 163 | 114 | 88 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 0 | 0 |
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