
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jacks Point today (19 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Jacks Point at 10PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Jacks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
104 | 93 | 99 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 45 | 44 | 46 | 47 | 46 | 29 | 29 | 45 | 42 | 46 | 57 | 44 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:38PM1.98m | 11:36AM2.08m | 00:26AM1.97m | 12:18PM2.05m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:10PM0.88m | 5:26AM0.93m | 6:10PM0.78m | 6:14AM0.86m | 6:50PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
104 | 93 | 99 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 45 | 44 | 46 | 47 | 46 | 29 | 29 | 45 | 42 | 46 | 46 | 44 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 16 | — | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
— | 27 | — | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 86 | 57 | 32 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 7 | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | SE 8 | E 11 | — | — | SSE 11 | SE 16 | SE 15 | S 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 |
— | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 43 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 |
— | — | — | 111 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 136 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 1 | 2 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 |
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