Jacks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Jacks Point today (17 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacks Point at 9AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 17). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Jun)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s
Afternoon (17 Jun)	2.5ft (0.7m)	7s
Evening (17 Jun)	1ft (0.3m)	14s

Table - waves today at Jacks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 17							Thursday 18								Friday 19								Sat 20
	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	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	0	1	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SSE 14	SE 14	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 6	SSE 14	SE 14	SSE 10	SE 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 14	SE 15	SE 16	SSE 17	SSE 17	SE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 13	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	28	71	47	64	40	35	36	48	72	54	82	82	54	222	268	355	368	274	223	142	118	103	72	68
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SSW	WSW	SSW	SW	NNW	N	N	NW	SW	SW	NW	N	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		4:21AM2.44m				5:26PM2.56m				5:30AM2.42m					6:26PM2.55m				6:42AM2.38m				7:24PM2.50m
Low Tide				10:50AM0.53m				11:20PM0.56m				11:52AM0.51m					00:15AM0.61m				12:53PM0.50m


	—	8:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:11	—	—	—	—	—	8:11
	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	5:00
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	6	5	5	6	8	10	9	9	9	8	7	7	10	15	14	13	14
Feels °C	3	4	5	4	5	5	3	2	3	2	3	6	7	6	6	5	5	3	3	5	11	10	10	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SSE 14	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 8	SSE 10	SE 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 10	SE 15	SE 16	SSE 17	SSE 17	SE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 13	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12
kJ	28	71	12	64	40	35	25	42	72	54	82	82	54	217	268	355	368	274	223	142	118	103	72	68
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 14	E 13	SE 14	SSE 13	SE 9	SSE 13	SSE 14	SE 14	SSE 14	SE 14	SSE 15	SSE 15	SE 14	SSE 15	—	—	—	E 20	—	E 19	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 5
kJ	19	3	47	35	23	35	36	48	20	33	21	21	53	222	—	—	—	8	—	7	1	2	4	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 4	NE 4	SE 13	E 12	SSE 13	SE 12	SE 12	E 12	—	—	—	—	E 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 19	—	E 18	E 18
kJ	1	1	6	3	34	6	6	3	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	—	6	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	S 6	S 7	S 8	S 7	—	—	N 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 4	NE 4	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	94	478	378	277	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	6	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1
Distance (km)	136	0	0	0	0	0	90	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	90	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	4	5	5	8	8	5	4	4	4	6	5	9	7	6	5	5	6	4	5	4	4	4
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