Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Schnappers Point today (14 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Schnappers Point at 9PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Schnappers Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 16 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 138 | 84 | 158 | 57 | 43 | 31 | 32 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 36 | 24 | 32 | 48 | 35 | 23 | 15 | 38 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 9:48PM3.44m | 10:15AM3.29m | 10:38PM3.55m | 11:04AM3.35m | 11:26PM3.59m | 11:50AM3.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:05AM0.10m | 4:22PM0.08m | 4:53AM0.00m | 5:08PM0.03m | 5:39AM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — |
 | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 16 |
| kJ | 67 | — | 74 | 57 | 43 | 31 | 32 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 11 | 24 | 24 | 48 | 35 | 22 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | — | NW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 18 | NNW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | — | — | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 6 | — | 7 | 15 | 31 | 29 | 69 | 65 | 63 | 62 | 63 | — | — | 24 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 18 | NW 18 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 18 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 13 | 15 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | — | — | — | NW 6 | W 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 138 | 84 | 158 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 36 | 16 | 32 | 184 | — | — | — | 38 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 11 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 64 | 64 | 19 |
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