Jacks Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 21 Feb 2026 NZDT
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Jacks Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Jacks Point sea temperature is
16.7° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Jacks Point today?

The current surf forecast for Jacks Point at 10AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (21 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (21 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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

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Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.7
E
0.4
ESE
0.7
ENE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
E
0.4
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.7
ENE
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
Period(s) (?)10101010101059999914136766655456
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)745251339430301717161614732426378452615147175586
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
20
ENE
35
NE
25
NW
20
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
NW
10
S
15
ENE
20
SE
10
SSE
5
N
5
N
10
NNW
20
NNE
20
NE
30
ENE
25
NE
20
N
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscross-
off
crossoncross-
on
crossglasscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:41AM
2.13
7:28PM
2.07
7:29AM
2.06
8:24PM
2.10
8:23AM
2.00
9:24PM
2.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:13PM
0.47
1:40AM
0.58
2:00PM
0.50
2:31AM
0.68
2:52PM
0.55
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
Sunrise--7:00-------7:01-------7:03-----
Sunset-----8:36-------8:34-------8:31--
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C111012151718161311111418181613121110121617191618
Feels °C (?)96811121298891115141211119781212161314
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