Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jacks Point today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Jacks Point at 12AM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Jacks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu morning, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
105 | 193 | 195 | 298 | 373 | 288 | 278 | 255 | 140 | 133 | 238 | 722 | 845 | 713 | 270 | 235 | 160 | 106 | 85 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:06PM2.10m | 2:23AM2.10m | 2:43PM2.08m | 2:58AM2.11m | 3:20PM2.07m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:23PM0.59m | 8:38AM0.65m | 8:58PM0.53m | 9:17AM0.59m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | |
mm | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
105 | 193 | 195 | 298 | 373 | 288 | 278 | 255 | 140 | 103 | 99 | 257 | 264 | 239 | 270 | 235 | 160 | 106 | 85 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | E 11 | SE 12 | SSE 4 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 16 | SE 11 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
17 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 253 | 5 | 5 | — | 71 | 66 | 63 | 44 | 31 | 43 | 30 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 12 | — | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | SE 14 | SSE 13 |
17 | 3 | 3 | 14 | — | — | 14 | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 56 | 86 | 133 | 238 | 722 | 845 | 713 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 152 | 158 | 154 | 154 | 138 | 136 | 138 | 222 | 344 | 324 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
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