Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Schnappers Point today (21 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Schnappers Point at 7PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Schnappers Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 15 | NNW 16 | NNW 17 | NE 4 | NNE 2 | NW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 5:41PM2.40m | 6:21AM2.35m | 6:52PM2.55m | 7:22AM2.53m | 7:44PM2.76m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:16AM1.17m | 00:10AM1.11m | 12:36PM1.05m | 1:15AM0.91m | 1:33PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 6 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | N 6 | — | — | N 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 15 | NNW 16 | NNW 17 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 17 |
| kJ | 65 | 11 | 20 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | — | — | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 46 | 72 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 16 | NW 16 | — | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | — | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | 24 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 4 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 9 | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 15 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | N 4 | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NNE 2 | E 2 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 186 | 146 | 19 | 101 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 116 | 116 | 19 | 91 | 91 | 116 | 109 |
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