Jacks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Jacks Point today (05 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacks Point at 9AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	11s
Afternoon (05 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	10s
Evening (05 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	10s

Table - waves today at Jacks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sun morning, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sun night, calm by Tue night).
	Sunday 5							Monday 6								Tuesday 7								Wed 8
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	3	2	1	0	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	SE 8	SE 8	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	ESE 8	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	61	157	116	108	71	68	66	110	338	449	505	505	586	528	440	375	949	840	587	183	122	90	73	57
Wind (km/h)	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	WSW	W	WSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	SW	W	W
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	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	off	glassy
High Tide			6:50AM1.98m				7:20PM2.00m				7:38AM1.99m				8:07PM1.98m				8:26AM2.01m				8:53PM1.98m
Low Tide	00:50AM0.82m				1:19PM0.73m				1:34AM0.81m				2:03PM0.68m				2:20AM0.78m				2:45PM0.66m


	—	8:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:10	—	—	—	—	—	8:10
	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—	5:08
mm	—	—	—	2	—	1	3	4	10	6	3	2	1	—	—	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	9	8	8	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	7	6	6	5	4	5	4	5	5	6	6	7
Feels °C	7	6	5	-2	-3	-1	-2	-3	-2	-4	-4	-3	-2	-2	-2	-2	-3	-1	-2	0	0	2	3	5
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	S 6	SSE 7	SE 8	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	40	157	116	108	71	40	41	110	47	46	29	31	70	49	45	41	299	264	227	183	122	90	73	57
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	SSE 4	SSE 4	S 16	S 15	E 10	E 10	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 16	SSE 15	ESE 11	SSE 14	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	61	3	1	5	4	68	66	46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	24	23	23	21	41	40	56	57
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 4	S 17	S 16	S 15	—	S 14	SE 21	SE 19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13
kJ	2	6	5	19	—	4	17	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	21	40	20	19	18	17
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 4	S 4	—	S 2	SSW 4	WSW 3	WSW 4	WSW 3	SE 8	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SW 3	—	—	—	—
kJ	4	4	—	1	17	4	10	7	338	449	505	505	586	528	440	375	949	840	587	4	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	3	3	4	3	3	3	2	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	154	166	6	6	166	166	154	154	154	142	152	152	152	114	114	88	6	6	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	1						2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	5	6	7	5	9	9	9	8	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	5	9	9	9	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	8	7	7	5	5

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