Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jacks Point today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Jacks Point at 4PM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Jacks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 16 | SE 17 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
88 | 92 | 274 | 408 | 195 | 298 | 298 | 288 | 274 | 251 | 83 | 125 | 232 | 730 | 1018 | 196 | 225 | 230 | 171 | 76 | 89 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:06PM2.10m | 2:23AM2.10m | 2:43PM2.08m | 2:58AM2.11m | 3:20PM2.07m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:59AM0.71m | 8:23PM0.59m | 8:38AM0.65m | 8:58PM0.53m | 9:17AM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||
7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | |
mm | — | — | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | ESE 13 | E 13 | SE 4 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
88 | 92 | 17 | 3 | 16 | 298 | 298 | 288 | 274 | 251 | 69 | 103 | 73 | 257 | 230 | 196 | 225 | 230 | 171 | 76 | 89 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 16 | S 11 | SSE 17 | ESE 4 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 16 | SE 15 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
17 | 17 | 137 | 108 | 195 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 206 | 59 | 5 | — | 71 | 64 | 61 | 44 | 31 | 42 | 30 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | S 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 6 | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 11 | SE 14 |
1 | 39 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 14 | 2 | — | 14 | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 29 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 3 | SE 16 | SE 17 | SSE 5 | E 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | S 3 |
— | 1 | 274 | 408 | 54 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 44 | 83 | 125 | 232 | 730 | 1018 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 136 | 138 | 152 | 158 | 154 | 154 | 138 | 136 | 138 | 222 | 337 | 324 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
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