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Jacks Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 2.5°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 1PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Jacks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 14 | |
128 | 107 | 314 | 310 | 314 | 306 | 674 | 553 | 450 | 379 | 402 | 377 | 328 | 301 | 155 | 119 | 77 | 65 | 79 | 72 | 54 | 53 | 40 | 46 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:24AM2.04m | 11:41PM2.04m | 12:10PM2.12m | 00:30AM2.10m | 12:58PM2.19m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:15AM0.71m | 5:32PM0.59m | 5:52AM0.58m | 6:18PM0.48m | 6:33AM0.48m | 7:08PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:17 |
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Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | E 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
 kJ | 128 | 107 | 314 | 310 | 21 | 306 | 674 | 553 | 450 | 379 | 402 | 377 | 328 | 301 | 155 | 119 | 77 | 65 | 79 | 72 | 54 | 53 | 40 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | SE 16 | E 11 | E 11 | E 14 | SSE 6 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | SE 17 | SSE 17 | SE 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 13 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 23 | 64 | 22 | 21 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 72 | 27 | 34 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 18 | 27 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 11 | — | — | E 14 | SE 8 | E 13 | S 24 | S 24 | SE 22 | E 11 | S 19 | SE 15 | SE 19 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SSE 15 | SE 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | 22 | — | — | 35 | 16 | 32 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 16 | S 15 | S 8 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 314 | 2370 | 527 | 2359 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 152 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 154 | 88 | 0 | 0 |
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