Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Schnappers Point today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Schnappers Point at 11AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Schnappers Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat night, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 15 | NNW 16 | NW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 16 | WSW 4 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 16 | NE 2 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 80 | 45 | 31 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 24 | 66 | 17 | 33 | 34 | 29 | 24 | 21 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 1:41AM2.74m | 2:05PM2.70m | 2:28AM2.51m | 3:00PM2.50m | 3:32AM2.33m | 4:15PM2.38m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:48AM0.75m | 8:16PM0.89m | 8:37AM0.97m | 9:16PM1.09m | 9:46AM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NNW 15 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 15 | — | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 |
| kJ | 80 | 45 | 31 | 28 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 6 | 11 | 9 | — | 34 | 29 | 11 | 17 | 87 | 152 | 160 | 169 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | — | — | NNW 16 | NW 16 | NNW 9 | NW 14 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 24 | — | — | 26 | 10 | 8 | 54 | 11 | 37 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | — | NE 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 9 | 66 | 17 | 33 | 188 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 12 | 4 | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 64 | 91 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 10 | 64 | 64 | 103 | 64 | 64 | 122 | 370 | 213 | 116 |
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