
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jacks Point today (02 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Jacks Point at 9PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 02). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Jacks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
207 | 169 | 139 | 139 | 112 | 84 | 66 | 87 | 392 | 142 | 257 | 645 | 414 | 475 | 527 | 575 | 595 | 558 | 488 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:56PM2.02m | 6:21AM2.04m | 6:43PM1.98m | 7:10AM2.05m | 7:32PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:04PM0.59m | 00:18AM0.66m | 12:50PM0.56m | 1:02AM0.67m | 1:35PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 15 | E 14 | SSE 15 | SE 14 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
207 | 169 | 139 | 139 | 112 | 84 | 66 | 87 | 4 | 142 | 8 | 22 | 414 | 475 | 527 | 575 | 595 | 558 | 488 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 22 | S 20 | SE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 12 | SE 15 | SE 12 | E 14 | SE 12 | — | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 13 | — | E 13 | — | — |
9 | 8 | 15 | 36 | 31 | 15 | 57 | 48 | 4 | 6 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 18 | SE 19 | E 15 | — | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
12 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 3 | 30 | 14 | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 2 | — | NW 2 | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | SSE 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SW 4 | SW 4 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 |
— | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 392 | 94 | 257 | 645 | 14 | 6 | 2265 | 1874 | 1837 | 1611 | 2078 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 0 | 6 | 191 | 191 | 219 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 0 |
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