Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jacks Point today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Jacks Point at 8AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Jacks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 2°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 4 | E 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 4 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 5 | E 8 | E 8 | S 5 | SSE 19 | SE 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 25 | 56 | 55 | 52 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 47 | 68 | 89 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:08AM2.39m | 12:29PM2.43m | 1:00AM2.46m | 1:30PM2.44m | 1:51AM2.47m | 2:32PM2.43m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:16AM0.68m | 6:45PM0.53m | 7:11AM0.58m | 7:34PM0.51m | 8:05AM0.48m | 8:24PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SSE 5 | E 8 | SSE 5 | E 8 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 56 | 55 | 52 | 34 | 14 | 32 | 15 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 4 | SE 8 | E 9 | S 18 | SE 13 | SSE 16 | S 22 | E 8 | SSE 5 | E 8 | SSE 19 | SE 19 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 9 | 33 | 9 | 21 | 68 | 89 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | — | S 13 | S 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 18 | S 8 | S 7 | S 16 | — | — | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 19 | E 16 | E 8 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 24 | 24 | 36 | 5 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 |
| kJ | 28 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 3 | 16 | — | — | 1 | 31 | 52 | 62 | 47 | 14 | 94 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 88 | 88 | 136 | 136 | 163 | 161 | 138 | 138 | 114 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 109 | 6 | 0 | 109 | 89 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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