Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jacks Point today (17 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Jacks Point at 9PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Jacks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 14 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 6 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
38 | 46 | 35 | 48 | 53 | 55 | 82 | 59 | 138 | 284 | 264 | 347 | 364 | 274 | 255 | 142 | 118 | 103 | 72 | 55 | 31 | 30 | 209 | 50 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | off |
High Tide | 5:26PM2.56m | 5:30AM2.42m | 6:26PM2.55m | 6:42AM2.38m | 7:24PM2.50m | 7:45AM2.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:20PM0.56m | 11:52AM0.51m | 00:15AM0.61m | 12:53PM0.50m | 1:12AM0.65m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | |
5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 19 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | NE 4 | SE 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 |
38 | 24 | 24 | 31 | 53 | 55 | 82 | 59 | 138 | 188 | 264 | 347 | 364 | 274 | 255 | 142 | 118 | 103 | 72 | 55 | 7 | 30 | 44 | 50 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | — | SSE 15 | — | — | — | E 20 | E 20 | E 19 | E 19 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 11 | E 17 | SE 10 | SSE 10 |
18 | 46 | 35 | 48 | 20 | 33 | 21 | 33 | — | 284 | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 6 | 28 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 8 | SE 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 15 | E 16 | SSE 15 |
34 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 6 | — |
320 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 209 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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