
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Schnappers Point today (01 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Schnappers Point at 9PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 01). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Schnappers Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 12 | N 7 | NNE 4 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 3 | N 21 | NW 20 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 4 | NW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 11:47PM3.33m | 12:06PM3.17m | 00:22AM3.31m | 12:43PM3.15m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:36PM0.22m | 6:00AM0.17m | 6:12PM0.23m | 6:35AM0.18m | 6:48PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NNE 4 | — | N 6 | SSW 3 | N 6 | N 6 | N 3 | — | NW 6 | NW 19 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 18 | NW 4 |
10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 12 | N 12 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | — | N 6 | — | W 12 | N 6 | N 21 | NW 20 | NW 4 | NW 19 | NW 19 | NW 18 | — | NW 18 |
7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 13 | — | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 14 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | NW 19 | — | — | W 5 | — | N 7 | N 8 | — | N 9 | — | N 10 |
— | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 14 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | N 7 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | NNW 2 | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | — | NW 4 | NW 5 |
1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 28 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 96 | 96 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 101 | 103 | 146 |
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