Surf Forecast Surf Report

Jacks Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 01 May 2025 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
14.7° C
(Which is 3.3°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 12AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 01). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)--
Afternoon (02 May)6ft (1.8m)9s
Evening (02 May)10ft (3.0m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Fri
09
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SE
3
SSE
3
SSE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.9
NNE
0.2
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.7
SSE
Period(s) (?)999101010111212121211111110101017161515151515151412121111111010109999111010999161616161616151515155161616167
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)4861364138553253055154064664662354141634626520616310615714412855565760574611610659575549343331221313181710912122625252510109989372685252438
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
0
WSW
0
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
SW
5
SW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
N
5
WNW
10
SSW
0
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WSW
5
S
10
SE
5
SSW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
0
NW
5
E
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
W
10
NW
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
glasscrossoffcross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassoncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:44PM
2.49
7:06AM
2.31
7:47PM
2.48
8:16AM
2.31
8:49PM
2.45
9:16AM
2.28
9:45PM
2.40
10:13AM
2.20
10:39PM
2.33
11:10AM
2.10
11:32PM
2.25
12:04PM
2.04
12:24AM
2.16
12:50PM
2.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:13PM
0.51
12:40AM
0.54
1:16PM
0.58
1:34AM
0.66
2:20PM
0.63
2:36AM
0.77
3:21PM
0.67
3:49AM
0.82
4:18PM
0.70
4:58AM
0.80
5:13PM
0.71
5:52AM
0.74
6:07PM
0.69
6:36AM
0.68
6:56PM
0.64
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Fri
09
Sunrise------7:28-------7:30-------7:31-------7:31-------7:33-------7:33-------7:35-----
Sunset5:35-------5:34-------5:32-------5:30-------5:30-------5:28-------5:27-------5:25---
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Rain (mm)
11----------------------------------------------------------
Temp. °C99999101012131210991010121414141212111112131211121212121314141312121111121312121211101013151413131313131618161512
Feels °C (?)22344668111065588101211121011101010101091010991111121110109910111110108771213121110101010131614118
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