
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Schnappers Point today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Schnappers Point at 6AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Schnappers Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 14 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | N 8 | N 8 | N 13 | N 13 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 12 | NW 13 | W 13 | NW 6 | — | NNW 3 | N 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
35 | 23 | 41 | 42 | 41 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:31AM2.92m | 1:50PM2.94m | 2:10AM2.73m | 2:32PM2.75m | 2:56AM2.53m | 3:25PM2.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:37AM0.53m | 8:02PM0.65m | 8:17AM0.74m | 8:47PM0.85m | 9:05AM0.93m | 9:44PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | — | N 3 | N 3 |
35 | 23 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | — | — | NW 12 | NW 12 | N 6 | N 6 | — | NW 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | N 16 |
21 | 21 | 41 | 42 | 41 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | N 7 | — | — | SSW 3 | — | E 5 | ENE 7 | NW 13 | N 13 | N 13 | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 15 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | E 3 | ENE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — |
— | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 109 | 96 | 73 | 91 | 91 | 64 | 187 | 187 | 116 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 93 | 101 | 64 | 64 |
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