
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jacks Point today (06 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Jacks Point at 10PM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
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 44mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Wed night, min 4°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thu 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
547 | 586 | 528 | 443 | 349 | 311 | 241 | 418 | 310 | 90 | 65 | 58 | 58 | 87 | 100 | 132 | 160 | 178 | 127 | 149 | 149 | 188 | 469 | 505 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:07PM1.98m | 8:26AM2.01m | 8:53PM1.98m | 9:19AM2.05m | 9:40PM2.01m | 10:17AM2.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:03PM0.68m | 2:20AM0.78m | 2:45PM0.66m | 3:08AM0.72m | 3:32PM0.67m | 3:58AM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | |
5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | |
mm | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | -3 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
16 | 48 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 46 | 241 | 187 | 122 | 90 | 65 | 56 | 44 | 87 | 100 | 132 | 160 | 152 | 114 | 149 | 149 | 188 | 469 | 505 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | SSE 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 6 | SE 13 | S 17 | — | — | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 22 | S 21 | SSE 14 | SSE 19 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 21 | 41 | 40 | 56 | 58 | 58 | 19 | 7 | 53 | — | — | 77 | 81 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 122 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 21 | SE 20 | S 19 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 15 | 30 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 19 |
547 | 586 | 528 | 443 | 349 | 311 | 21 | 418 | 310 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 19 | 74 | 157 | 178 | 127 | 111 | 124 | 144 | 295 | 36 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 154 | 154 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 142 | 88 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 88 | 154 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 154 | 142 | 142 | 109 | 109 |
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