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Jacks Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
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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
13.4° C
(Which is 2.3°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: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (08 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Jacks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | |
18 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 33 | 235 | 150 | 74 | 55 | 61 | 110 | 53 | 36 | 80 | 191 | 279 | 191 | 183 | 195 | 319 | 679 | 683 | 485 | 403 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | on | on | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:08AM2.04m | 8:53PM2.03m | 9:09AM1.97m | 9:37PM2.03m | 9:57AM1.94m | 10:16PM2.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:33PM0.91m | 2:49AM1.02m | 3:20PM0.89m | 3:50AM0.95m | 4:04PM0.82m | 4:37AM0.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | |
— | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | |
— | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 2 | -1 | -2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 10 | E 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
18 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 33 | 235 | 150 | 74 | 55 | 10 | 15 | 53 | 36 | 80 | 191 | 279 | 191 | 183 | 195 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 485 | 403 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 4 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 7 | ENE 4 | E 4 | SSE 8 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 9 | — | — | E 13 | E 13 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 93 | 63 | 21 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 43 | 28 | 36 | 35 | 35 | — | — | 54 | 52 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | — | — | SE 13 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 16 | SSE 12 | E 11 | E 10 | E 15 | E 14 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | 8 | 7 | — | — | 7 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 43 | 9 | 26 | 36 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 5 | E 9 | E 11 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | N 3 | — | — | S 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | S 8 | S 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 21 | 61 | 110 | 4 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 635 | 319 | 679 | 683 | 979 | 1685 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 88 | 109 | 109 | 88 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 136 | 109 | 0 | 6 | 88 | 88 | 6 | 0 | 154 | 154 | 152 | 152 | 0 | 0 |
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