
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Schnappers Point today (22 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Schnappers Point at 11PM is: 0.2m 3s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Schnappers Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 | WSW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 15 | NNW 16 | NW 17 | NE 2 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 2 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:52PM2.55m | 7:22AM2.53m | 7:44PM2.76m | 8:09AM2.76m | 8:25PM2.99m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:15AM0.91m | 1:33PM0.83m | 2:03AM0.66m | 2:17PM0.60m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | NW 10 | N 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 15 | NNW 16 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 |
1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 25 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 69 | 42 | 42 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 2 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 6 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 4 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 16 | NW 16 |
8 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 17 | NW 16 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | W 7 | NW 6 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 4 | W 2 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | E 4 | NE 2 | E 2 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 101 | 64 | 64 | 122 | 128 | 128 | 19 | 95 | 183 | 116 | 91 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 19 | 64 |
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