
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jacks Point today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Jacks Point at 3AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Jacks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | SE 23 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | 33 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 34 | 52 | 86 | 153 | 155 | 208 | 201 | 298 | 325 | 380 | 366 | 430 | 335 | 353 | 612 | 692 | 686 | 680 | 253 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 4:02AM2.49m | 5:10PM2.55m | 5:10AM2.42m | 6:05PM2.49m | 6:19AM2.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:01PM0.59m | 10:31AM0.44m | 10:57PM0.61m | 11:31AM0.43m | 11:53PM0.63m | 12:31PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
4 | 33 | 35 | 36 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 86 | 153 | 155 | 208 | 201 | 298 | 325 | 380 | 366 | 430 | 335 | 353 | 318 | 305 | 297 | 289 | 220 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 17 |
30 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 34 | 34 | 81 | 84 | 95 | 89 | 95 | 93 | 86 | 86 | 87 | 146 | 91 | 306 | 612 | 692 | 686 | 680 | 170 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | S 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | — | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 15 | S 8 | — | — | — | SSE 16 | SE 23 |
10 | 20 | 10 | 9 | — | 26 | 52 | 37 | 69 | 159 | 222 | 121 | 116 | 73 | 44 | 40 | 69 | 75 | 69 | — | — | — | 354 | 253 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 88 | 6 | 88 | 109 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
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