
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jacks Point today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Jacks Point at 3AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Jacks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | NNE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SE 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 14 | SE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
15 | 14 | 14 | 44 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 54 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:03PM1.96m | 8:44AM2.25m | 9:07PM2.03m | 9:44AM2.30m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:16AM0.71m | 2:55PM0.70m | 3:16AM0.77m | 3:57PM0.72m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SSW 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 |
15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 54 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 15 | E 10 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 10 | SE 11 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 9 | SE 15 | E 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | NNE 4 | — | NE 4 |
— | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 3 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | — | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — |
— | 1 | 6 | 44 | — | 4 | 11 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 88 | 173 | 91 | 310 | 310 | 310 | 151 | 136 | 136 | 88 | 1 | 136 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 |
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