Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jacks Point today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Jacks Point at 8AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Jacks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | E 11 | E 11 | NE 6 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 163 | 123 | 63 | 62 | 40 | 42 | 43 | 41 | 374 | 753 | 1144 | 1034 | 846 | 678 | 534 | 332 | 282 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:52AM2.10m | 4:34PM2.08m | 4:41AM2.06m | 5:13PM2.06m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:13PM0.70m | 10:30AM0.67m | 10:55PM0.67m | 11:16AM0.64m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | -5 | -5 | -3 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 163 | 123 | 18 | 23 | 40 | 42 | 43 | 41 | 23 | 753 | 1144 | 1034 | 846 | 678 | 534 | 332 | 282 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | S 14 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | E 11 | — | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | SE 14 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 8 | 4 | 63 | 62 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 35 | — | 19 | — | 8 | 8 | 147 | 142 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 18 | S 14 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | ESE 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 11 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NW 2 | WSW 2 | S 5 | SSE 9 | WSW 4 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 67 | 60 | 59 | — | 1 | 1 | 85 | 374 | 5 | 3911 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 109 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 0 | 154 | 280 | 191 | 191 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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