
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jacks Point today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Jacks Point at 2PM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Jacks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | 39 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 186 | 186 | 69 | 72 | 82 | 84 | 63 | 63 | 44 | 43 | 41 | 28 | 27 | 16 | 15 | 25 | 55 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:30AM2.35m | 3:57PM2.23m | 4:16AM2.35m | 4:33PM2.14m | 4:58AM2.33m | 5:02PM2.10m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:43AM0.49m | 9:51PM0.52m | 10:33AM0.51m | 10:34PM0.54m | 11:17AM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | SSE 16 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 16 | E 7 | E 4 |
12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 25 | 46 | 65 | 69 | 72 | 82 | 84 | 63 | 63 | 44 | 43 | 41 | 28 | 27 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 27 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | S 6 | SE 16 | E 7 |
25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 13 | 24 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 10 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | S 9 | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | — | SE 16 |
1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | 6 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 8 | E 4 |
25 | 39 | — | — | 29 | 186 | 186 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 55 | 20 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 138 | 138 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 154 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 109 | 109 | 136 | 138 | 136 | 136 | 90 |
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