Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jacks Point today (14 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Jacks Point at 2AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (14 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Jacks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Mon 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 9 | ENE 6 | SE 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 79 | 162 | 245 | 232 | 191 | 138 | 91 | 62 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 38 | 29 | 27 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 6:02PM2.39m | 7:07AM2.08m | 6:58PM2.26m | 8:08AM2.07m | 8:16PM2.10m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:05AM0.76m | 1:14PM0.91m | 1:57AM0.85m | 2:08PM0.96m | 2:53AM0.92m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — |
 | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | 8:42 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SE 11 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 79 | 162 | 245 | 232 | 191 | 138 | 91 | 62 | 35 | 33 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | E 11 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 10 | SE 15 | E 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 29 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | — | S 15 | SE 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 16 | S 15 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 32 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | — | 18 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | — | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | — | ENE 4 | ENE 10 | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | NNW 2 | N 3 | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 8 | — | 19 | 12 | 11 | — | 3 | 32 | 6 | 33 | 38 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 136 | 109 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 136 | 136 | 138 | 1 | 136 | 90 | 88 | 88 | 136 | 88 | 142 | 163 | 136 | 88 | 99 |
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