Jacks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.43° S 171.26° E

Issued: 5 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Jacks Point sea temperature is

9.9° 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 (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacks Point at 9AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	6s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	5s
Evening (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 13							Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	E 9	NE 6	NE 6	NE 5	NE 6	E 8	ENE 7	E 8	ENE 6	E 9	NE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	E 8	ENE 8	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 13
Wave Graph
kJ	19	17	51	43	35	69	35	26	32	8	6	6	9	10	5	12	26	26	26	26	15	15	30	33
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	WSW	SW	W	WSW	WSW	W	W	NW	W	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-off
High Tide	1:23AM2.40m				2:05PM2.44m				2:15AM2.49m					3:07PM2.51m				3:05AM2.52m				4:10PM2.55m
Low Tide			7:38AM0.60m				8:14PM0.58m				8:36AM0.56m					9:06PM0.57m				9:33AM0.49m				10:01PM0.59m


	—	8:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:06	—	—	—	—	—	8:06
	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	5:15
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	5	5	5	8	11	10	8	7	9	8	8	12	15	12	11	10	10	10	9	10	11	11	10	9
Feels °C	1	1	1	4	8	6	5	3	5	4	4	8	11	9	8	8	8	8	6	8	9	8	7	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 5	ENE 5	E 8	ENE 7	E 8	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 8	E 7	E 6	E 13	ESE 12	E 4	E 4	ESE 12	ESE 13
kJ	14	8	10	12	9	10	35	26	32	8	6	5	9	10	5	12	9	3	13	15	3	3	30	33
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 4	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	S 12	E 8	ESE 9	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	SE 16	SSE 16	E 13	E 6	E 4	ESE 12	ESE 12	E 4	E 4
kJ	3	14	14	14	14	14	3	6	15	6	6	6	6	6	5	11	26	14	3	1	15	15	1	1
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 13	SSE 13	SE 13	SE 12	S 8	S 8	S 12	S 8	S 8	S 18	S 18	S 18	S 16	S 16	E 10	E 14	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SE 17	SE 16	SE 16	SSE 16
kJ	7	17	17	7	6	1	5	3	1	1	6	6	6	5	5	2	4	26	26	26	11	11	10	25
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	—	NE 6	NE 6	NE 5	NE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	19	—	51	43	35	69	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	88	90	1	1	0	0	88	88	88	90	151	109	151	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	2				1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	5	5	6	7	6	6	5	4	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	9	9	7	8	8	6	7	6	7	7	4	4	4	5

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