Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jacks Point today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Jacks Point at 6PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Jacks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat morning, min 4°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat morning, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
27 | 276 | 55 | 55 | 53 | 121 | 85 | 72 | 66 | 69 | 443 | 65 | 64 | 61 | 58 | 62 | 64 | 67 | 61 | 64 | 66 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:34PM2.31m | 5:53AM2.30m | 6:23PM2.16m | 6:48AM2.22m | 7:14PM2.03m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:11AM0.42m | 11:27PM0.59m | 12:08PM0.48m | 00:17AM0.60m | 12:59PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||
7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 16 | ESE 12 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
27 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 43 | 39 | 40 | 69 | 15 | 49 | 52 | 60 | 58 | 62 | 64 | 67 | 61 | 64 | 66 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | ESE 12 | S 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
26 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 50 | 24 | 49 | 66 | 15 | 190 | 65 | 64 | 61 | 45 | 41 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | E 11 | SE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 12 | E 10 | E 12 | SE 15 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 8 |
7 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 16 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 6 | SE 16 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 276 | 55 | 55 | 53 | 121 | 85 | 72 | 86 | 49 | 443 | 50 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 142 | 142 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 0 | 0 |
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