Jacks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.43° S 171.26° E

Jacks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jacks Point sea temperature is
9.5° C
0.6° 

Jacks Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Jacks Point today (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacks Point at 5PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (30 Jul)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (30 Jul)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
12
0.7
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
12
0.6
E
11
0.7
E
11
1
NE
6
0.5
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
1.6
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
10
1.7
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.5
SE
12
1.4
SE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
147
145
107
106
94
121
68
62
85
42
43
40
326
613
878
798
773
624
501
338
254
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
15
NW
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
WNW
30
WSW
45
SW
35
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
W
5
N
10
NNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:57PM2.10m
3:52AM2.10m
4:34PM2.08m
4:41AM2.06m
5:13PM2.06m
Low Tide
9:48AM0.68m
10:13PM0.70m
10:30AM0.67m
10:55PM0.67m
11:16AM0.64m
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:52
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
8
12
14
11
9
7
9
10
8
13
11
7
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
8
7
Feels °C
4
9
11
8
5
2
5
4
2
8
3
-4
-4
-3
-1
-1
0
3
6
3
2
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