Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jacks Point today (01 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Jacks Point at 11PM is: 1.1m 17s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Jacks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
353 | 353 | 306 | 745 | 844 | 580 | 465 | 253 | 234 | 152 | 114 | 90 | 61 | 58 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 15 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:10PM1.97m | 6:48AM2.18m | 7:03PM1.94m | 7:44AM2.21m | 8:03PM1.96m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:25PM0.45m | 00:30AM0.58m | 1:13PM0.52m | 1:20AM0.65m | 2:01PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
353 | 353 | 306 | 745 | 719 | 580 | 465 | 253 | 234 | 152 | 114 | 90 | 61 | 58 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 17 | SE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | E 12 | SSE 16 | E 11 | NE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | ENE 3 |
140 | 142 | 195 | 625 | 844 | 3 | 177 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 9 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | — | — | NE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 5 | E 10 | SE 12 | E 10 | SE 16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | N 3 | NNE 2 | — | — | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 88 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 136 | 88 | 88 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 88 | 136 | 136 | 88 |
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