Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jacks Point today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Jacks Point at 7AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Jacks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 103 | 98 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 56 | 55 | 59 | 31 | 24 | 25 | 59 | 176 | 1068 | 915 | 265 | 242 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:26PM2.05m | 9:38AM2.05m | 10:28PM2.07m | 10:31AM2.08m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:17AM0.89m | 3:39PM0.82m | 4:17AM0.92m | 4:55PM0.80m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | S 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 17 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 103 | 98 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 50 | 25 | 31 | 24 | 40 | 51 | 176 | 12 | 11 | 116 | 242 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | ESE 11 | — | ESE 11 | SE 17 |
| kJ | 51 | 47 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 56 | 55 | 59 | 11 | 11 | 25 | 59 | 92 | 24 | — | 13 | 73 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | — | — | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 35 | 35 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | — | — | — | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 3 | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | W 2 | SW 4 | — | SSW 8 | S 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 10 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | 22 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | 639 | 830 | 1068 | 915 | 265 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 163 | 166 | 166 | 239 | 469 | 860 | 154 | 0 |
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