Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jacks Point today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Jacks Point at 9AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Jacks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 46 | 32 | 71 | 33 | 40 | 42 | 44 | 45 | 51 | 43 | 67 | 155 | 261 | 1117 | 277 | 1009 | 363 | 307 | 365 | 390 | 424 | 1243 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:15AM2.22m | 6:06PM2.17m | 6:57AM2.15m | 6:53PM2.19m | 7:47AM2.08m | 7:59PM2.16m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:33PM0.69m | 00:47AM0.67m | 1:11PM0.75m | 1:37AM0.76m | 1:53PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | E 9 | ENE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 40 | 42 | 44 | 45 | 51 | 43 | 67 | 2 | 5 | 322 | 277 | 256 | 314 | 307 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 396 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | SE 4 | E 7 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | E 10 | — | NE 9 | — | ENE 8 | E 8 | NE 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | SE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 11 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 7 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSW 7 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | S 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | — | 46 | 32 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 9 | 86 | 155 | 261 | 1117 | 340 | 1009 | 363 | 816 | 365 | 390 | 424 | 1243 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 138 | 163 | 166 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 142 | 6 | 142 | 154 | 166 | 166 | 154 | 152 | 142 | 152 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 0 |
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