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Jacks Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 26 Jan 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
16.6° 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 10PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jan)--
Afternoon (26 Jan)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (26 Jan)4ft (1.2m)10s

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

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Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
1.3
SSE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)1010101010101010101099999111111111111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17125625125122522517117132513412584816259393940404040232222
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
30
SSE
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
0
NNE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
ESE
0
WSW
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
10
ENE
5
N
10
NNW
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		glassglassglassoncross-
on		glassglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		ononcrosscross-
off		offoffcross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:30PM
2.11
10:32AM
2.05
11:33PM
2.19
11:34AM
2.12
12:31AM
2.30
12:39PM
2.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:02PM
0.62
4:30AM
0.82
4:58PM
0.63
5:37AM
0.86
5:56PM
0.64
6:45AM
0.82
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Sunrise-----6:24-------6:26-------6:26--
Sunset-9:09-------9:08-------9:07------
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--1---------------------
Temp. °C161515131312131415141313121114181818181716181822
Feels °C (?)12101110111112141312121310912161517181614161620
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