Jacks Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 23 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
15.8° C
(Which is 2.7°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 8AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (23 Mar)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (23 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
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 (?)
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)101010101010101010101010999161515141413131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1007472707075565050493231281616242221413835333230
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
0
SSW
0
N
5
N
10
NNW
15
NE
20
ENE
10
NE
10
N
5
NNE
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:15PM
2.20
7:12AM
2.08
8:13PM
2.25
8:14AM
2.05
9:14PM
2.31
9:24AM
2.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:26AM
0.54
1:44PM
0.49
2:18AM
0.64
2:39PM
0.57
3:13AM
0.73
3:41PM
0.64
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise----7:39-------7:41-------7:41---
Sunset-------7:43-------7:40-------7:38
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C131312121215171615141514151716151514131213131313
Feels °C (?)121312121113141513131512141514151512111011111111
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