
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jacks Point today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Jacks Point at 5AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Jacks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 5 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 15 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 5 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | 55 | 54 | 34 | 40 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 42 | 30 | 33 | 53 | 56 | 136 | 51 | 51 | 54 | 91 | 91 | 209 | 284 | 109 | 540 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:18AM2.41m | 5:22PM2.20m | 6:13AM2.45m | 6:15PM2.17m | 7:10AM2.47m | 7:20PM2.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:52PM0.41m | 11:40AM0.38m | 11:45PM0.49m | 12:33PM0.45m | 00:38AM0.57m | 1:24PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | NE 4 | SSE 15 | SE 14 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 3 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | — | S 15 | — | E 16 |
27 | 55 | 54 | 34 | 40 | 3 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 21 | 33 | 28 | 19 | 1 | 21 | 20 | 37 | 91 | 91 | — | 113 | — | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSE 14 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | NE 4 | SE 14 | SE 14 | E 5 | SE 14 | SE 15 | S 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 15 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | S 11 | NE 4 | — | — |
14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 53 | 56 | 106 | 51 | 51 | 54 | 24 | 64 | 93 | 1 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 8 | SE 14 | NE 4 | NE 5 | SE 13 | E 13 | NE 3 | — | SSE 11 | — | SSE 16 | SSE 12 | S 15 | — | — | — |
— | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | 12 | — | 82 | 55 | 118 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NW 3 | — | — | SSE 15 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | SSE 14 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 5 | SSE 11 |
1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 42 | 30 | 29 | — | — | 136 | 106 | — | — | — | — | 209 | 284 | 109 | 540 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 0 | 1 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 90 | 88 | 136 | 163 | 88 | 88 | 1 | 136 | 136 | 166 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 154 | 166 | 154 |
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