Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Schnappers Point today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Schnappers Point at 10PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Schnappers Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | N 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 16 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 157 | 365 | 127 | 94 | 80 | 46 | 31 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 35 | 87 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:41AM2.74m | 2:05PM2.70m | 2:28AM2.51m | 3:00PM2.50m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:31PM0.66m | 7:48AM0.75m | 8:16PM0.89m | 8:37AM0.97m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — |
mm | 9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 16 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | 168 | 127 | 94 | 80 | 46 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 7 | 16 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 16 | NNW 17 | NNW 17 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | — |
| kJ | — | 10 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 24 | 23 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — | NW 4 | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NNW 7 | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 157 | 365 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 35 | 87 | 33 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 91 | 19 | 19 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 11 | 10 | 64 |
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