Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jacks Point today (03 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Jacks Point at 4AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Jacks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 67 | 33 | 47 | 84 | 166 | 162 | 89 | 82 | 203 | 104 | 90 | 82 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 44 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 39 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:27AM2.39m | 9:59PM2.13m | 10:25AM2.41m | 11:01PM2.23m | 11:19AM2.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:56AM0.74m | 3:35PM0.65m | 4:01AM0.79m | 4:37PM0.65m | 5:05AM0.78m | 5:40PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 14 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 14 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 4 |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 47 | 37 | 30 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 203 | 104 | 90 | 82 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 44 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | E 5 | SSE 13 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | — | E 16 | E 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | E 18 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 21 | 1 | 18 | 84 | 166 | 162 | 89 | 82 | 56 | — | 5 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 18 | E 17 | E 15 | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | S 20 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | E 3 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 67 | 33 | 205 | 220 | 163 | 127 | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 39 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 154 | 161 | 161 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 154 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 99 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 88 | 109 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 90 |
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