
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jacks Point today (06 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Jacks Point at 12AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 05). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Jacks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 89mm), heaviest during Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Wed morning, min 3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wed 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 11 | E 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
71 | 68 | 66 | 66 | 363 | 495 | 531 | 422 | 505 | 537 | 516 | 493 | 380 | 341 | 299 | 447 | 309 | 93 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 188 | 247 | 336 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:20PM2.00m | 7:38AM1.99m | 8:07PM1.98m | 8:26AM2.01m | 8:53PM1.98m | 9:19AM2.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:19PM0.73m | 1:34AM0.81m | 2:03PM0.68m | 2:20AM0.78m | 2:45PM0.66m | 3:08AM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | |
5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | |
mm | 1 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Feels °C | -2 | -1 | -3 | -3 | -5 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 7 | E 10 | SSE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | — | E 10 | ESE 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 10 | SE 13 | E 12 |
71 | 72 | 66 | 47 | 47 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 16 | 49 | 47 | 43 | — | 67 | 22 | 176 | 140 | 93 | 71 | 47 | 80 | 188 | 7 | 336 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | E 10 | S 4 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 7 | SE 13 | S 18 | SSE 18 |
4 | 68 | 9 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | 67 | 57 | 76 | 76 | 80 | 80 | 36 | 7 | 6 | 30 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 14 | SSE 7 | SE 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | E 11 | S 19 | S 13 | S 17 |
— | 4 | 10 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 7 | 13 | 24 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSW 7 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | SE 6 |
45 | 214 | 3 | 11 | 363 | 495 | 531 | 422 | 505 | 537 | 516 | 493 | 380 | 341 | 299 | 447 | 309 | — | — | — | — | — | 247 | 38 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 154 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 154 | 154 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 142 | 89 | 88 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 154 | 154 |
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