
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Schnappers Point today (23 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Schnappers Point at 10PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Schnappers Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu night, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 10 | NNW 15 | NNW 9 | NNW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | 14 | 71 | 22 | 67 | 225 | 223 | 216 | 217 | 217 | 393 | 311 | 116 | 94 | 86 | 65 | 188 | 25 | 87 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:06AM2.47m | 5:46PM2.51m | 6:15AM2.43m | 6:52PM2.55m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:51PM1.01m | 11:21AM0.98m | 00:03AM1.06m | 12:30PM0.99m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 14 | NNW 5 | N 13 | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 10 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 |
4 | 8 | 15 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 159 | 141 | 116 | 94 | 86 | 65 | 188 | 146 | 87 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | — | N 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 10 | NW 17 | NW 17 | N 10 | N 10 | NNW 14 | N 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 |
8 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 131 | 34 | 25 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 18 | — | — | NW 17 | NNW 17 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | 11 | 27 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | SW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | NE 3 |
13 | 14 | 71 | 22 | 67 | 225 | 223 | 216 | 217 | 217 | 393 | 311 | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 103 | 128 | 0 | 186 | 192 | 129 | 9 | 9 | 129 | 129 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 180 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
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