Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jacks Point today (13 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Jacks Point at 1PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (13 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Jacks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Mon 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | E 10 | SE 11 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | SE 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 68 | 65 | 74 | 79 | 162 | 245 | 232 | 191 | 140 | 91 | 62 | 49 | 33 | 48 | 51 | 69 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-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 |
High Tide | 6:16AM2.12m | 6:02PM2.39m | 7:07AM2.08m | 6:58PM2.26m | 8:08AM2.07m | 8:16PM2.10m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:27PM0.85m | 1:05AM0.76m | 1:14PM0.91m | 1:57AM0.85m | 2:08PM0.96m | 2:53AM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | 8:42 |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SE 4 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SE 11 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 23 | 12 | 65 | 74 | 79 | 162 | 245 | 232 | 191 | 140 | 91 | 62 | 35 | 33 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 5 | ENE 11 | S 14 | E 11 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 10 | SE 15 | E 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 41 | 68 | 7 | 23 | 191 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | — | ENE 11 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | — | S 15 | SE 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 16 | S 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 13 | 14 | 14 | — | 25 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | — | 18 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 10 | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | S 3 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 22 | 32 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 49 | 7 | 48 | 51 | 69 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 109 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 109 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 136 | 136 | 138 | 1 | 138 | 1 | 88 | 99 | 163 | 88 | 88 | 142 | 163 | 136 | 114 |
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