Jacks Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 01 Jun 2026 NZST
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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
12.0° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Jacks Point today (02 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacks Point at 7AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 01). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jun)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (02 Jun)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (02 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
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
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
9
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
12
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
10
0.8
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
300
61
81
120
145
165
159
178
146
152
172
121
136
98
92
60
34
22
44
58
21
25
26
21
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
N
10
N
5
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
5
N
5
N
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NE
10
NNW
cross
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
3:42AM2.38m
4:42PM2.04m
4:21AM2.35m
5:30PM2.03m
5:09AM2.23m
Low Tide
10:07PM0.81m
10:45AM0.70m
10:50PM0.87m
11:30AM0.76m
11:36PM0.91m
12:18PM0.84m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:00
8:02
8:02
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:02
5:02
1
4
2
Temp °C
15
15
15
14
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
9
8
8
7
9
13
15
13
13
14
14
13
10
11
8
10
10
10
10
10
9
10
9
9
6
6
5
4
6
10
13
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
12
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
10
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
7
Energy kJ
60
61
81
120
145
165
159
178
146
152
172
121
136
98
92
60
34
9
10
12
21
25
26
21
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.4
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
10
0.4
E
4
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
7
14
9
4
3
15
14
13
10
4
16
16
17
8
7
8
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
10
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.1
SE
10
0.2
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
14
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
1
1
4
8
7
7
7
6
12
11
4
12
3
3
4
1
1
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
9
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
S
4
0.7
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.4
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
Energy kJ
300
3
7
21
33
2
12
22
44
58
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
Distance (km)
2
1
1
0
6
142
142
0
0
0
1
1
90
109
136
136
109
1
1
1
90
90
136
88
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
7
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
7
9
5
5
4
4
4
6
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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