Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Schnappers Point today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Schnappers Point at 2AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Schnappers Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | NW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 6 | NNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 165 | 105 | 61 | 41 | 28 | 27 | 52 | 33 | 109 | 82 | 78 | 83 | 19 | 59 | 59 | 88 | 65 | 22 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:29PM3.49m | 11:51AM3.56m | 00:12AM3.45m | 12:34PM3.51m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:39AM-0.07m | 6:03PM-0.02m | 6:21AM0.00m | 6:47PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | NW 4 | NNW 10 | — | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 6 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 56 | 105 | 61 | 41 | 28 | 27 | 7 | 10 | — | 82 | 78 | 83 | 19 | 59 | 59 | 88 | 65 | 22 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 15 | NW 15 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | — | 56 | 45 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 15 | NW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | — | — | W 2 | W 2 | WSW 2 | NW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 5 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | WSW 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | 165 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 33 | 109 | 332 | 279 | 246 | 17 | 187 | 240 | 346 | — | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 112 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 101 | 101 | 103 | 116 | 101 | 101 | 103 | 64 | 9 | 274 | 207 | 116 | 64 |
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