Jacks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.43° S 171.26° E

Issued: 11 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Jacks Point sea temperature is

9.4° C

Jacks Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Jacks Point today (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacks Point at 3AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	14s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	16s
Evening (16 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	16s

Table - waves today at Jacks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
		Thursday 16								Friday 17								Saturday 18
	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	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	SSE 23	SSE 23	SSE 23	SSE 23	SE 23
Wave Graph
kJ	30	33	35	36	36	34	52	86	153	155	208	201	298	325	380	366	430	335	353	612	692	686	680	253
Wind (km/h)	NW	WNW	NW	S	NNW	N	NE	NNE	NW	NW	WNW	WSW	WSW	NNW	NNE	N	NW	W	W	NW	WNW	WNW	SSW	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross
High Tide				4:02AM2.49m				5:10PM2.55m				5:10AM2.42m					6:05PM2.49m				6:19AM2.33m
Low Tide		10:01PM0.59m				10:31AM0.44m				10:57PM0.61m				11:31AM0.43m				11:53PM0.63m					12:31PM0.46m


	—	—	—	8:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:03	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:17	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	9	8	9	9	7	9	11	10	9	8	7	6	7	8	10	10	8	8	7	7	7	9	11	10
Feels °C	5	5	6	4	3	4	8	8	7	5	4	3	4	6	7	7	5	5	4	3	3	6	9	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 5	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 14	SSE 4	SSE 5	SSE 6	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14
kJ	4	33	35	36	6	9	16	86	153	155	208	201	298	325	380	366	430	335	353	318	305	297	289	220
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	E 4	E 4	E 4	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	SSE 14	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	S 10	SSE 15	SSE 23	SSE 23	SSE 23	SSE 23	SSE 23	SSE 17
kJ	30	4	1	1	36	34	34	81	84	95	89	95	93	86	86	87	146	91	306	612	692	686	680	170
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 16	S 16	SE 16	SE 15	—	ESE 16	ESE 16	S 14	SSE 14	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	S 15	S 15	SSE 15	S 8	—	—	—	SSE 16	SE 23
kJ	10	20	10	9	—	26	52	37	69	159	222	121	116	73	44	40	69	75	69	—	—	—	354	253
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Crossroads Otago	Smithfield Canterbury	Crossroads Otago	Moeraki Otago	Crossroads Otago	Crossroads Otago	Crossroads Otago	Crossroads Otago	Jacks Point Canterbury	Jacks Point Canterbury	Jacks Point Canterbury	Jacks Point Canterbury	Jacks Point Canterbury	Jacks Point Canterbury	Campbells Bay Otago	Lighthouse Reef Canterbury	Jacks Point Canterbury	Jacks Point Canterbury	Jacks Point Canterbury	Jacks Point Canterbury	Jacks Point Canterbury	Jacks Point Canterbury	Jacks Point Canterbury	Campbells Bay Otago
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4
Distance (km)	88	6	88	109	88	88	88	88	0	0	0	0	0	0	90	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	90
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Gore Bay	Gore Bay	Leithfield Beach	Kairaki Beach	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Le Bons Bay	Motunau Beach	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Gore Bay	Gore Bay	Gore Bay	Port Robinson	Gore Bay	Gore Bay	Gore Bay	Gore Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	7	7	6	5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) Taranaki	Shingles West Coast South Island	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shag Beach Otago	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shag Beach Otago	Shingles West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - Taieri Mouth Otago	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	3	4	3	4	5	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	8	9	5	6	7	7	7	9	8
Header Global	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Hell South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Catlins River Mouth New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	9	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	8	9	6	6	6	5	7	9	8

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