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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
13.7° C
(Which is 2.1°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 9AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Jacks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 13 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | |
62 | 62 | 57 | 53 | 47 | 34 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 43 | 86 | 97 | 124 | 124 | 248 | 162 | 96 | 87 | 78 | 51 | 47 | 31 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:23AM2.27m | 10:49PM2.44m | 11:22AM2.22m | 11:47PM2.39m | 12:19PM2.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:05AM0.70m | 4:31PM0.62m | 5:10AM0.67m | 5:28PM0.60m | 6:06AM0.63m | 6:25PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | 5:39 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 |
10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 13 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 5 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
62 | 62 | 57 | 53 | 47 | 34 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 43 | 86 | 97 | 15 | 124 | 248 | 162 | 96 | 87 | 78 | 51 | 47 | 31 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | S 5 | E 9 | SSE 4 | SE 16 | SE 5 | S 15 | E 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — |
15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 124 | 11 | 163 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | NE 7 | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — | S 14 |
24 | — | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — | — | NE 3 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 136 | 114 | 154 | 136 | 88 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 136 | 90 | 88 | 88 |
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