Jacks Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 16 Apr 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
15.0° C
(Which is 3.0°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 1AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (17 Apr)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
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 (?)
0.8
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.9
NE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.5
SSE
0.9
S
Period(s) (?)1112101010999951313777121212121211655
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1331047786815855404034343324231514141111111031446
Wind
(km/h)
30
WSW
20
SW
10
SSW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
N
10
NE
5
N
5
WNW
25
SSW
15
SSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:17PM
2.17
2:39AM
2.22
3:07PM
2.21
3:24AM
2.25
4:02PM
2.25
4:09AM
2.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:24PM
0.34
8:47AM
0.37
9:18PM
0.33
9:42AM
0.38
10:15PM
0.37
10:37AM
0.42
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise------7:11-------7:11-------7:13-
Sunset5:59-------5:57-------5:54-------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C17141088791417151213111013171614131311111214
Feels °C (?)996443410131289868121313117791010
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