Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Schnappers Point today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Schnappers Point at 7AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Schnappers Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | N 8 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 16 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 15 | NW 4 | NNW 10 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 29 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 26 | 34 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:44PM3.42m | 11:04AM3.33m | 11:19PM3.46m | 11:39AM3.36m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:58AM0.03m | 5:11PM0.07m | 5:31AM0.00m | 5:46PM0.08m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 7 | NW 15 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 29 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 55 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 20 | NW 19 | NW 18 | NNW 4 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NNW 7 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 |
| kJ | 7 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 55 | 5 | 33 | 54 | 54 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 18 | NW 17 | N 7 | N 7 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | NNW 10 | NW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 26 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 2 | W 3 | W 3 | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 4 | NW 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 26 | 34 | — | — | — | — | 65 | 4 | 249 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 101 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 122 | 101 | 64 | 116 | 64 | 116 | 64 |
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