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Jacks Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 20 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
14.6° C
(Which is 2.8°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 1AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (21 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (21 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SE
1
SE
1.7
SSE
1
SE
1.7
SSE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
SSE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
Period(s) (?)77777789899910109101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1318929486278114112112147151158193210210207218218223176176176140137103
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:57PM
2.36
6:00AM
2.17
6:57PM
2.41
7:13AM
2.19
7:59PM
2.44
8:24AM
2.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:07AM
0.50
12:27PM
0.55
12:59AM
0.57
1:28PM
0.61
1:54AM
0.64
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise------7:15-------7:16-------7:18-
Sunset5:52-------5:51-------5:49-------
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-11111111---------------
Temp. °C999886688998878910108777710
Feels °C (?)333231133444323457543447
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