Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jacks Point today (27 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Jacks Point at 9PM is: 2.5m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Jacks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
140 | 119 | 655 | 788 | 680 | 575 | 620 | 194 | 168 | 103 | 61 | 53 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 30 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:43PM2.08m | 2:58AM2.11m | 3:20PM2.07m | 3:37AM2.12m | 3:59PM2.06m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:58PM0.53m | 9:17AM0.59m | 9:35PM0.49m | 9:59AM0.51m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 8 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SSE 12 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 |
140 | 103 | 156 | 264 | 223 | 195 | 205 | 194 | 168 | 103 | 61 | 40 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
5 | 5 | 98 | 71 | 66 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 30 | 29 | 53 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | E 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 29 | 18 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
69 | 119 | 655 | 788 | 680 | 575 | 620 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 407 | 222 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 90 | 88 | 1 |
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