Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jacks Point today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Jacks Point at 3AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Jacks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 5 | SE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 17 | E 7 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SSE 17 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 15 | 16 | 29 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 30 | 30 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:59PM2.31m | 12:14PM2.42m | 00:55AM2.35m | 1:11PM2.41m | 1:49AM2.36m | 2:13PM2.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:04AM0.73m | 6:37PM0.55m | 7:01AM0.65m | 7:28PM0.50m | 7:56AM0.57m | 8:17PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 5 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | E 13 | S 9 | E 8 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 14 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 12 | E 13 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | — | NE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | E 5 | E 6 |
| kJ | 27 | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 77 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 13 | 9 | — | 13 | 30 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 90 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 136 | 136 | 109 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 142 | 142 | 152 | 142 | 161 | 161 | 154 | 138 | 136 | 136 | 136 |
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