
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jacks Point today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Jacks Point at 9AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Jacks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
78 | 82 | 82 | 63 | 61 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 27 | 25 | 15 | 49 | 27 | 18 | 34 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 48 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:16AM2.35m | 4:33PM2.14m | 4:58AM2.33m | 5:02PM2.10m | 5:37AM2.29m | 5:31PM2.12m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:33AM0.51m | 10:34PM0.54m | 11:17AM0.56m | 11:17PM0.56m | 11:56AM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 16 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 4 |
78 | 82 | 82 | 63 | 8 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 27 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | S 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 15 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | E 7 |
9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 18 | S 14 | S 9 | — | — | SE 16 |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 4 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | — |
— | — | — | — | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | 27 | 18 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 136 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 136 | 109 | 138 | 88 | 109 | 90 | 138 | 136 | 138 | 163 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 |
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