Jacks Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 25 Nov 2025 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
14.2° C
(Which is 2.9°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: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Nov)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (26 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (26 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ENE
0.8
E
1.3
ENE
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
1.8
ENE
2.3
ENE
1
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.7
NE
0.7
ENE
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)556689899999985587891110912
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)283712141841014127731601038159392323295740363858292445
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
15
NNE
25
NNW
30
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
N
10
NNE
15
N
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
5
WNW
5
S
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:09PM
2.09
8:06AM
2.10
8:17PM
2.02
9:03AM
2.09
9:18PM
2.02
9:54AM
2.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:29PM
0.95
1:55AM
0.91
2:19PM
0.97
2:47AM
0.88
3:13PM
0.93
3:39AM
0.81
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Sunrise-----5:48-------5:48-------5:48--
Sunset-8:52-------8:54-------8:55------
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------1--------
Temp. °C161715141415192525241815151520232524191415131913
Feels °C (?)12141311101316211820141212131816171714101011177
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