Jacks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.43° S 171.26° E

Issued: 12 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Jacks Point sea temperature is

11.0°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 (28 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacks Point at 5PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	13s
Afternoon (28 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	14s
Evening (28 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 28					Tuesday 29								Wednesday 30
	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	0	1	1	2	3	3	3	1	0	1	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 13	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 15	SE 15	SSE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 12	SSE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	114	121	186	193	160	314	481	608	573	447	430	419	414	419	414	441	382	314	326	122	96
Wind (km/h)	W	NW	SE	ENE	N	NW	WSW	WNW	NNW	NE	ENE	NE	NNW	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE	NE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide				5:06PM2.09m				5:41AM2.29m				5:50PM2.07m				6:34AM2.32m				6:40PM2.02m
Low Tide		11:16AM0.33m				11:22PM0.40m				12:08PM0.35m				00:12AM0.47m				1:00PM0.42m


	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	8	12	13	10	7	6	7	6	8	12	13	12	11	10	9	8	8	11	11	13	11
Feels °C	5	9	9	7	3	2	5	2	5	9	9	8	8	8	7	5	4	7	7	11	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 13	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 15	SSE 7	SSE 16	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 15	SE 15	SSE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 12	SSE 12
kJ	111	121	186	193	31	314	481	608	573	447	430	419	414	419	414	441	382	314	326	122	96
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 13	SE 13	ESE 12	SSE 16	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SE 12	SSE 15	SSE 16	SE 15	ENE 4
kJ	68	67	41	30	160	30	29	29	14	16	15	14	14	14	14	14	5	300	201	59	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 12	SE 11	—	SE 15
kJ	114	96	95	62	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	5	—	57
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	S 13	—	NNW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 2	ENE 3	ENE 4	NE 4
kJ	—	—	—	1087	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	7	20
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	4	2	3	3	3	5	1	4	2	2	4	4	3	4	4	4	1
Distance (km)	0	0	6	151	88	0	0	0	0	136	154	88	0	0	88	88	90	136	138	138	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	3	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Shag Beach Otago	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay Canterbury	Shag Beach Otago	Humenga Point Wairarapa	Wainakarua River Mouth Otago	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	7	4	9	9	9	5	4	9	9	8	7	7	6	6	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	5	7	9	9	8	7	7	6	6	5	5	5

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