Jacks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.43° S 171.26° E

Issued: 5 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Jacks Point sea temperature is

9.9° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Jacks Point today (21 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacks Point at 11AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	13s
Afternoon (21 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	12s
Evening (21 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 21							Wednesday 22								Thursday 23
	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)	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSE 12	ESE 11	SSE 12	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 11	NE 4	NE 4	E 12	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 4
Wave Graph
kJ	123	118	106	72	56	53	34	36	39	15	12	15	16	15	16	14	12	16	16	4	18	17	7
Wind (km/h)	W	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	SW	W	WNW	WSW	WSW	WNW	E	NE	NE	NNW	N	N	NNW	N	N	NNE	N	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide				9:17AM2.07m				9:47PM2.01m				10:14AM2.04m				10:46PM1.98m				11:05AM2.03m
Low Tide	2:47AM0.67m					3:18PM0.68m				3:48AM0.69m				4:19PM0.71m				4:44AM0.73m				5:20PM0.69m


	—	8:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:00	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	7	7	8	9	12	11	11	11	10	9	10	10	10	10	8	7	7	7	8	10	12	11	9
Feels °C	4	4	3	4	9	8	7	7	7	6	7	8	6	7	5	4	4	3	4	7	9	8	5
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSE 12	SSE 10	SSE 12	SSE 13	SSE 12	ENE 3	ENE 3	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 4
kJ	123	118	106	72	56	53	34	36	39	15	9	15	16	15	1	1	3	3	3	4	4	4	7
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SE 11	E 11	SE 11	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 11
kJ	54	27	26	25	25	12	12	12	12	12	12	5	2	5	16	14	12	12	5	4	4	4	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	NE 4	NE 4	—	—	—	—	SE 13	—	SSE 12	ESE 11	SE 11	E 11	E 11	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	SE 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	6	—	15	12	5	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	NNE 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	NE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	—	NE 5	NE 5	—
kJ	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	4	7	16	16	—	18	17	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	88	88	1	88	88	114	138	136	90	136	136	88	136	90	190	167	114
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	9	9	5	5	4	4

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