Jacks Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 08 May 2026 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
13.3° C
(Which is 2.3°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 7AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (09 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (09 May)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
7
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
153
122
78
51
64
100
53
54
78
275
283
272
180
245
203
471
548
402
330
273
220
212
144
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
S
20
S
5
SW
10
N
20
NE
20
NE
10
N
10
W
10
SSE
10
NE
20
N
15
NNW
15
SSE
30
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:53PM2.03m
9:09AM1.97m
9:37PM2.03m
9:57AM1.94m
10:16PM2.02m
10:40AM1.98m
Low Tide
2:49AM1.02m
3:20PM0.89m
3:50AM0.95m
4:04PM0.82m
4:37AM0.84m
4:47PM0.71m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:37
7:37
7:39
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5:24
5:22
5:22
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
12
14
15
13
12
11
11
9
9
13
11
10
9
8
8
8
8
10
12
12
13
12
9
11
10
10
11
11
9
8
9
5
5
9
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
7
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
7
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
9
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.8
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
14
0.3
E
14
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
1.4
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
Energy kJ
26
153
122
78
51
64
11
53
54
54
275
283
272
180
35
56
55
548
402
330
273
220
212
144
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
10
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
12
0.3
E
11
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.1
SE
16
0.4
E
4
0.4
E
4
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
Energy kJ
16
87
66
22
3
4
10
4
5
78
54
35
34
18
17
55
53
51
48
26
26
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
17
0.1
SE
17
0.1
SE
16
0.2
SSE
6
0.3
S
16
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
15
0.2
S
4
0.1
E
15
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.5
E
12
0.2
SSE
17
Energy kJ
7
7
6
11
10
3
43
7
44
1
4
17
16
36
78
29
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
17
0.3
SSE
4
0.6
S
5
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
4
0.5
NNE
3
0.4
NNW
3
1.7
S
14
0.9
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
10
3
S
8
2.4
S
11
Energy kJ
12
3
16
100
10
5
3
1110
245
203
471
1181
1342
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
7
4
2
4
2
4
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
3
Distance (km)
88
88
88
0
0
109
136
2
0
109
88
88
0
136
154
334
152
152
0
0
0
0
109
90
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
4
4
4
4
5
7
9
7
9
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
7
9
5
4
5
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