
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jacks Point today (06 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Jacks Point at 11AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Jacks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Mon night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Wed morning, min 4°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon morning, light winds from the SSW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thu 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
221 | 405 | 506 | 441 | 497 | 573 | 528 | 443 | 413 | 333 | 257 | 400 | 289 | 82 | 135 | 113 | 97 | 100 | 160 | 116 | 129 | 135 | 136 | 149 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:38AM1.99m | 8:07PM1.98m | 8:26AM2.01m | 8:53PM1.98m | 9:19AM2.05m | 9:40PM2.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:34AM0.81m | 2:03PM0.68m | 2:20AM0.78m | 2:45PM0.66m | 3:08AM0.72m | 3:32PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:09 | |
mm | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Feels °C | -4 | -6 | -6 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
47 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 16 | 48 | 46 | 42 | 66 | 20 | 31 | 156 | 107 | 82 | 65 | 57 | 56 | 47 | 160 | 116 | 129 | 116 | 114 | 149 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | — | — | SSE 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SE 13 | S 17 | — | — | S 16 | SSE 16 |
5 | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | 56 | 57 | 73 | 55 | 58 | 43 | 100 | 7 | 53 | — | — | 78 | 82 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | E 11 | SE 13 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 |
221 | 405 | 506 | 441 | 497 | 573 | 528 | 443 | 413 | 333 | 257 | 400 | 289 | — | 135 | 113 | 97 | 68 | 46 | 86 | 102 | 135 | 136 | 109 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 154 | 154 | 154 | 142 | 154 | 154 | 152 | 152 | 142 | 142 | 91 | 109 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 152 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 91 |
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