
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jacks Point today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Jacks Point at 6PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Jacks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
768 | 674 | 580 | 496 | 441 | 175 | 152 | 152 | 137 | 151 | 121 | 184 | 142 | 133 | 97 | 92 | 84 | 67 | 47 | 45 | 43 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:12PM2.26m | 4:30AM2.36m | 4:52PM2.13m | 5:19AM2.31m | 5:30PM2.03m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:55AM0.43m | 10:05PM0.54m | 10:49AM0.47m | 10:52PM0.55m | 11:38AM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||
6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
768 | 674 | 580 | 496 | 441 | 175 | 152 | 152 | 137 | 151 | 121 | 184 | 142 | 133 | 97 | 92 | 84 | 67 | 47 | 45 | 43 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | SE 16 | ENE 3 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 71 | 71 | 67 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 3 | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | — | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 15 |
1 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | NE 3 |
4414 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 154 | 88 | 114 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 154 | 114 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 1 |
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