Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jacks Point today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Jacks Point at 3AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Jacks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the E by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | SE 10 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 12 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28 | 49 | 78 | 49 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 6 | 63 | 61 | 49 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 36 | 34 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:11AM2.04m | 12:03PM2.11m | 00:50AM2.04m | 12:43PM2.08m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:59AM0.85m | 6:37PM0.63m | 6:43AM0.78m | 7:10PM0.55m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — |
mm | — | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | -2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 10 | 8 | -3 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | E 4 | SSE 16 | SE 7 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 12 | SSE 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 28 | 1 | 24 | 49 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 50 | 63 | 49 | 30 | 41 | 44 | 36 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | SE 10 | E 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | NE 4 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 63 | 61 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | E 9 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | NE 4 | E 10 | SE 12 | SSE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 8 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | — | — | N 2 | N 3 | — | S 4 | SW 3 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 49 | 78 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 27 | 5 | 416 | 308 | 221 | 183 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 136 | 166 | 157 | 0 | 6 | 136 | 90 | 136 | 166 | 202 | 166 | 6 | 6 | 166 | 166 | 158 | 0 |
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