Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Schnappers Point today (15 Sep):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Schnappers Point at 5PM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | - | - |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Schnappers Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | N 15 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 43 | 40 | 60 | 35 | 43 | 82 | 160 | 193 | 86 | 70 | 48 | 38 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:11PM3.29m | 00:26AM3.18m | 12:45PM3.12m | 1:02AM2.97m | 1:22PM2.92m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:15PM0.23m | 6:32AM0.29m | 6:52PM0.43m | 7:08AM0.51m | 7:31PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 7 |
Feels °C | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 16 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 86 | 70 | 48 | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NNW 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | — | — | SW 2 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 43 | 40 | 60 | 35 | 43 | 82 | 160 | 193 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 122 | 128 | 64 | 64 | 103 | 109 | 103 | 101 | 116 | 11 | 101 | 103 | 103 | 101 | 122 | 9 | 10 | 101 | 116 | 10 |
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