Jacks Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 09 Apr 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
15.9° C
(Which is 3.6°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 5PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 09). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.7
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
NE
0.4
E
1.1
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
2
ENE
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)10101010101010999991055698888899
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16816212512390898785434283432939427727167302324475135184196
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
5
S
10
SSE
5
S
5
WNW
5
SSW
5
WSW
0
NNE
10
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crossglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:51AM
2.05
9:38PM
2.03
9:56AM
1.97
10:25PM
2.07
10:49AM
1.92
11:05PM
2.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:09PM
0.87
3:31AM
1.03
4:00PM
0.88
4:45AM
0.98
4:45PM
0.85
5:35AM
0.87
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise7:01-------7:01-------7:03-------
Sunset---6:10-------6:08-------6:07----
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----11------------------
Temp. °C1618181514131313121313131210109915181613131213
Feels °C (?)14161614131212131010101097866111513111188
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