Jacks Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 06 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
15.8° C
(Which is 2.0°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: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 06). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (07 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (07 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.3
E
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.4
SE
0.3
E
0.9
SSE
1.1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)10101010999999151616816161684666616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)717070474529282828272324241324246212327458412962
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
SW
20
SSW
5
SW
5
W
5
NNE
10
ENE
15
E
5
ENE
5
SE
10
SSW
15
SSW
0
W
10
N
10
E
20
SSE
20
S
35
S
35
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassonononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrossoncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:43PM
2.09
6:37AM
2.08
7:30PM
2.03
7:18AM
2.04
8:19PM
1.98
8:14AM
2.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:48AM
0.71
1:03PM
0.57
1:30AM
0.77
1:51PM
0.60
2:13AM
0.82
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Sunrise------7:18-------7:20-------7:20-
Sunset-8:14-------8:12-------8:09------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------11----11-2221-
Temp. °C232320161414151819171615141316201715131210101012
Feels °C (?)222319131414151717161613121315191412754569
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