Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Schnappers Point today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Schnappers Point at 5PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Schnappers Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 16 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 15 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 15 | NW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 30 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 38 | 42 | 24 | 45 | 33 | 23 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:15AM3.29m | 10:38PM3.55m | 11:04AM3.35m | 11:26PM3.59m | 11:50AM3.34m | 00:11AM3.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:22PM0.08m | 4:53AM0.00m | 5:08PM0.03m | 5:39AM-0.02m | 5:53PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 |
 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | 5:19 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 4 | NNW 16 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 15 | NW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 |
| kJ | 30 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 24 | 45 | 33 | 23 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NNW 16 | — | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — |
| kJ | 69 | 65 | 63 | 62 | 63 | 24 | — | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 2 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 25 | 38 | 42 | 20 | 147 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 101 | 101 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 116 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 19 | 19 | 64 | 64 |
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