
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Schnappers Point today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 2s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Schnappers Point at 2AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 2s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Schnappers Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 4 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 2 | NNW 7 | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 15 | N 6 | NNW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:52PM3.52m | 12:13PM3.50m | 00:30AM3.48m | 12:52PM3.45m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:03AM-0.08m | 6:22PM-0.00m | 6:40AM-0.01m | 7:01PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 15 | NNW 7 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NW 4 | NW 15 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 15 | NW 17 | NNW 5 |
8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | — | NW 15 | — | — | N 6 | NW 17 |
11 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 8 | — | — | 1 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 16 | — | — | NW 9 | — | — | — | N 6 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | — | NW 14 | — | — | — |
12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 2 | — | W 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | — | — | NNW 2 | N 3 | — | — | SSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 64 | 64 | 103 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 122 | 122 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 101 | 122 | 64 | 64 |
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