Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Schnappers Point today (01 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Schnappers Point at 10PM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Schnappers Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 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 6 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | WSW 2 | NNW 5 | N 18 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 87 | 69 | 20 | 96 | 99 | 29 | 39 | 51 | 112 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 00:33AM3.34m | 12:56PM3.24m | 1:15AM3.17m | 1:41PM3.08m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:22PM0.16m | 6:43AM0.15m | 7:03PM0.29m | 7:24AM0.33m | 7:48PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 16 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 15 | N 15 | — | NNW 5 |
34 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 23 | 31 | 4 | 4 | — | 37 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | — | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | — | NW 15 | N 15 | — | — | — | NW 15 |
4 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | — | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 20 | — | N 18 | NW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 15 | — | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | NW 6 | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 43 | — | 87 | 69 | 20 | 96 | 99 | 29 | 39 | 51 | 112 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 122 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 11 | 64 | 9 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
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