Jacks Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 01 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
16.2° C
(Which is 2.6°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 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (02 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (02 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.3
SSE
0.7
SE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
0.7
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.7
SE
0.9
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.7
ESE
Period(s) (?)778141414131312121212121212111111111010101012
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)70140228206253232175504466488149373367314268128202947550483424140
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
W
5
WSW
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
5
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
ononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:26PM
2.33
3:16AM
2.55
3:16PM
2.30
4:12AM
2.52
4:07PM
2.25
4:58AM
2.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:38PM
0.53
9:13AM
0.68
9:29PM
0.49
10:04AM
0.68
10:20PM
0.49
10:52AM
0.66
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Sunrise------7:11-------7:13-------7:15-
Sunset-8:22-------8:21-------8:19------
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
33----------------------
Temp. °C1113109889111111111098911121110988914
Feels °C (?)8622111444665568988755611
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