Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jacks Point today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Jacks Point at 4AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Jacks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 3°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
15 | 14 | 15 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 66 | 103 | 527 | 441 | 273 | 104 | 133 | 196 | 328 | 349 | 371 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:20AM2.14m | 4:39PM2.04m | 5:07AM2.15m | 5:22PM2.01m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:16PM0.47m | 10:47AM0.45m | 10:59PM0.49m | 11:37AM0.42m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 8 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | E 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 12 |
10 | 14 | 15 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 66 | 103 | 1 | 441 | 273 | 36 | 133 | 196 | 328 | 84 | 371 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 8 | E 8 | NE 8 | — | S 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 15 | E 8 | — | — |
6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 2 | — | 170 | 104 | 54 | 54 | 1 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | SE 12 | E 8 | SE 12 | S 12 | E 9 | SE 11 | — | — | — |
15 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | NW 2 | W 4 | SSW 5 | SSE 16 | — | — | SSW 8 | S 9 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSE 12 | S 11 |
— | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 9 | 42 | 527 | — | — | 524 | 632 | 14 | 12 | 349 | 1190 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 88 | 88 | 136 | 136 | 88 | 136 | 165 | 291 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 156 | 154 | 0 |
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