
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Schnappers Point today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Schnappers Point at 12PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 10). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Schnappers Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 39 | 36 | 65 | 72 | 74 | 159 | 136 | 59 | 33 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:20AM3.29m | 10:36PM3.37m | 10:57AM3.38m | 11:12PM3.39m | 11:32AM3.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:08AM0.12m | 4:25PM0.16m | 4:45AM0.04m | 5:02PM0.09m | 5:19AM0.03m | 5:37PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||
6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 7 |
1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 36 | 65 | 72 | 74 | 72 | 86 | 59 | 33 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 17 | N 17 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 15 | N 15 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 15 | — | — | — | N 18 |
9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | 10 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 15 | NW 15 | N 15 | N 15 | NW 15 | — | NW 18 | NW 18 | — |
— | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | — | 13 | 12 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | — | — | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | 159 | 136 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 64 | 96 | 64 | 122 | 96 | 19 | 9 | 91 | 91 | 0 | 116 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 96 | 91 | 98 | 93 | 109 |
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