Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jacks Point today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Jacks Point at 1AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Jacks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
54 | 463 | 371 | 101 | 77 | 72 | 66 | 69 | 68 | 65 | 64 | 62 | 58 | 61 | 62 | 41 | 44 | 41 | 44 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:34PM2.31m | 5:53AM2.30m | 6:23PM2.16m | 6:48AM2.22m | 7:14PM2.03m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:27PM0.59m | 12:08PM0.48m | 00:17AM0.60m | 12:59PM0.56m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
15 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 27 | 22 | 31 | 69 | 68 | 40 | 34 | 45 | 58 | 61 | 62 | 41 | 44 | 41 | 44 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
54 | 17 | 17 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 66 | 15 | 15 | 65 | 64 | 62 | 45 | 42 | 41 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 12 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 15 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
17 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 18 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
40 | 463 | 371 | 101 | 77 | 72 | 80 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 142 | 142 | 114 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 109 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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