Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jacks Point today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Jacks Point at 7AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Jacks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min 3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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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 10 | SE 10 | SE 14 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 124 | 96 | 102 | 178 | 138 | 140 | 111 | 77 | 72 | 51 | 33 | 38 | 34 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 22 |
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 | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 9:17PM2.00m | 10:01AM2.17m | 10:16PM2.09m | 10:59AM2.25m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:35AM0.70m | 4:11PM0.76m | 4:32AM0.71m | 5:15PM0.75m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 124 | 96 | 102 | 178 | 138 | 140 | 111 | 77 | 72 | 51 | 26 | 25 | 34 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 71 | 66 | 102 | 17 | 29 | 14 | 24 | 12 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 38 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | SE 14 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | SSE 16 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | SE 10 | E 10 | — | SE 17 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 35 | 48 | 101 | 74 | — | — | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 11 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 109 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 88 | 109 | 1 | 0 |
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