Jacks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.43° S 171.26° E

Jacks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jacks Point sea temperature is
10.8°C
1.9° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacks Point at 10AM is: 0.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)17s
Afternoon (06 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Evening (06 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue morning, min 4°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
16
0.4
SE
17
0.4
SE
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
9
0.9
NE
4
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.4
E
4
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
69
71
71
27
26
50
24
24
24
14
14
16
13
14
15
26
37
33
11
7
6
6
6
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
5
SE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
ENE
10
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
S
10
SE
5
ENE
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
10:39AM2.36m
11:12PM2.28m
11:33AM2.40m
00:08AM2.39m
12:29PM2.43m
Low Tide
4:19AM0.79m
5:00PM0.68m
5:19AM0.76m
5:55PM0.60m
6:16AM0.68m
6:45PM0.53m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
6:15
 mm
2
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
9
8
8
7
6
6
6
7
7
7
8
8
7
7
6
5
4
6
9
9
8
7
Feels °C
3
7
4
3
3
2
3
3
5
5
5
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
3
6
5
5
4
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