
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Schnappers Point today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Schnappers Point at 4PM is: 0.3m 2s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | - | - |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Schnappers Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NW 13 | — | N 21 | N 20 | NW 19 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 17 | N 22 | NNE 4 | N 20 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:37AM2.54m | 7:57PM2.75m | 8:27AM2.77m | 8:44PM2.96m | 9:11AM3.01m | 9:26PM3.17m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:50PM0.86m | 2:20AM0.64m | 2:39PM0.64m | 3:03AM0.41m | 3:21PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||
6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 14 | — | — | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | N 20 | — | — | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NNE 4 | NW 16 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
4 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 12 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 20 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | NW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 18 | — | — | — | NW 16 | N 20 | NNW 7 | NW 15 | NW 15 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | 10 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | NW 13 | — | N 21 | — | NW 19 | — | — | — | N 22 | — | — | NW 16 | N 8 | N 18 |
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 9 | — | 15 | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 9 | 1 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | — | — | WSW 2 |
— | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 101 | 101 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 93 | 93 | 91 | 122 | 122 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 116 | 64 | 64 | 64 |
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