Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Schnappers Point today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Schnappers Point at 9AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Schnappers Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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) | N 15 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 33 | 33 | 53 | 251 | 178 | 105 | 90 | 49 | 32 | 32 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:39PM3.37m | 10:00AM3.37m | 10:15PM3.48m | 10:36AM3.47m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:53AM0.03m | 4:08PM0.06m | 4:28AM-0.06m | 4:44PM-0.01m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | NNW 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 17 | 33 | 33 | — | — | 178 | 105 | 90 | 49 | 32 | 32 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 19 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 89 | 26 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 22 | NW 21 | — | N 20 | — | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 17 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 18 | — | 7 | — | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | — | W 3 | W 3 | SW 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 53 | 251 | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 64 | 64 | 11 | 116 | 257 | 213 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 101 | 122 | 116 | 101 | 101 |
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