Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Schnappes today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Schnappes at 4PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Schnappes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 255 | 278 | 303 | 451 | 537 | 656 | 630 | 1626 | 1450 | 1145 | 982 | 662 | 499 | 389 | 377 | 699 | 1647 | 2134 | 3164 | 6476 | 11750 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:26AM1.60m | 10:49PM1.53m | 11:10AM1.57m | 11:30PM1.49m | 11:53AM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:55PM0.49m | 5:01AM0.53m | 5:38PM0.48m | 5:41AM0.53m | 6:17PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | -2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | WNW 6 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 255 | 278 | 303 | 451 | 537 | 656 | 630 | 1626 | 1450 | 1145 | 982 | 662 | 499 | 389 | 377 | 88 | 58 | 46 | 30 | 39 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 31 | 164 | 71 | 179 | 140 | 273 | 247 | 205 | 195 | 157 | 126 | 123 | 109 | 82 | 82 | 59 | 10 | 10 | 6 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 6 | SSW 16 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | NE 6 | SSW 18 | NE 12 | NE 7 | WNW 5 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 8 | — | NE 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 98 | 16 | 164 | 70 | 132 | 6 | 469 | 6 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 117 | 119 | 18 | 18 | 11 | — | 5 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | NE 3 | NNE 7 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 5 | 41 | 37 | 30 | 224 | 418 | 617 | 967 | 699 | 1647 | 2134 | 3164 | 6476 | 11750 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 131 | 69 | 51 | 89 | 245 | 69 |
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