Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Schnappers Point today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Schnappers Point at 8AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Schnappers Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 16 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | N 13 | N 12 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 14 | NW 14 | N 16 | N 12 | NW 16 | NW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 10:24AM3.34m | 10:49PM3.54m | 11:15AM3.33m | 11:39PM3.53m | 12:06PM3.27m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:14AM0.07m | 4:33PM0.06m | 5:04AM0.03m | 5:21PM0.07m | 5:54AM0.06m | 6:10PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:04 |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NW 14 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NE 4 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 18 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | N 5 | NW 13 | NW 13 | N 13 | N 7 | — | NW 12 | — | — | E 5 | NW 6 | — | — | — | N 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 |
| kJ | 1 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | 6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 14 | NW 14 | N 13 | N 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 12 | 0 | 19 | 91 | 91 | 64 | 109 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 101 | 64 | 121 | 91 | 96 | 96 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 146 | 91 |
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