
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Schnappers Point today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Schnappers Point at 10AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Schnappers Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 20 | N 12 | NW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 20 | N 6 | NW 19 | NW 19 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NNW 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 54 | 8 | 8 | 43 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:09AM2.94m | 8:33PM3.22m | 9:00AM3.15m | 9:19PM3.40m | 9:43AM3.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:00AM0.49m | 2:19PM0.43m | 2:51AM0.25m | 3:06PM0.22m | 3:33AM0.06m | 3:48PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 12 | N 8 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | E 4 | NNW 20 | NW 20 | NW 19 | NW 19 | NW 18 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 |
12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 60 | 95 | 92 | 86 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | — | — | N 12 | N 20 | N 20 | N 7 | N 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | N 6 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 20 | N 5 | E 4 | NE 4 | — | — | NW 5 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 |
1 | — | — | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 82 | 79 | 48 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | NW 11 | NW 17 | NW 22 | NW 21 | NW 16 | SSE 3 | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 8 | NNW 3 | — | NW 5 | — | — | NW 6 | — | — | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 |
— | — | — | — | 10 | 4 | — | 54 | — | — | 43 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 96 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 173 | 64 | 101 | 11 | 101 | 101 | 0 | 91 | 137 | 96 | 109 | 91 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 |
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