Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jacks Point today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Jacks Point at 1AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Jacks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Tue night, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 7 | E 9 | ESE 7 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 122 | 90 | 76 | 58 | 56 | 92 | 216 | 265 | 351 | 118 | 114 | 149 | 146 | 322 | 302 | 302 | 227 | 222 | 222 | 221 | 212 | 212 | 208 | 163 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 8:53PM1.98m | 9:19AM2.05m | 9:40PM2.01m | 10:17AM2.10m | 10:32PM2.07m | 11:16AM2.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:45PM0.66m | 3:08AM0.72m | 3:32PM0.67m | 3:58AM0.67m | 4:26PM0.70m | 4:49AM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — |
 | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Feels °C | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | -2 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 10 | SE 13 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 122 | 90 | 49 | 56 | 40 | 92 | 7 | 265 | 351 | 118 | 114 | 149 | 146 | 322 | 302 | 302 | 227 | 222 | 222 | 221 | 212 | 212 | 208 | 163 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 6 | S 18 | SSE 17 | S 17 | — | SSE 16 | E 6 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 40 | 57 | 76 | 58 | 56 | 19 | 6 | 30 | 50 | — | 50 | 7 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 34 | 60 | 59 | 57 | 52 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | E 11 | SE 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | S 22 | S 22 | S 20 | SE 19 | SSE 12 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 51 | 59 | 99 | 97 | 87 | 50 | 49 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | E 10 | SE 6 | ESE 12 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 216 | 35 | 288 | 88 | 86 | 83 | 61 | 167 | 134 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 154 | 142 | 154 | 142 | 142 | 109 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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