
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jacks Point today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Jacks Point at 7AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Jacks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | 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 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | SE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SE 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
203 | 101 | 90 | 82 | 48 | 48 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 61 | 60 | 45 | 32 | 31 | 39 | 53 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:25AM2.41m | 11:01PM2.23m | 11:19AM2.42m | 11:59PM2.31m | 12:14PM2.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:01AM0.79m | 4:37PM0.65m | 5:05AM0.78m | 5:40PM0.61m | 6:04AM0.73m | 6:37PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 3 |
203 | 101 | 90 | 82 | 48 | 48 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 61 | 60 | 45 | 32 | 31 | 12 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | — | E 16 | E 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | — | E 15 | S 15 | SE 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 16 | SE 16 | E 7 |
90 | — | 5 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 18 | S 14 | S 13 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | S 20 | SE 15 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | E 3 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 39 | 53 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 40 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 136 | 138 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 136 | 138 | 136 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 88 | 88 | 90 | 136 | 109 | 90 |
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