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Jacks Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 17 Feb 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
17.8° C
 (Which is 3.5°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 7PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 17). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Feb)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (17 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (17 Feb)5ft (1.5m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
SE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.9
ESE
1
E
Period(s) (?)1112111110101099988888788121211111312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)62472359246037836327822118213512690695336344443125776563312304
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
SSW
10
WSW
0
SW
5
SSW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
N
5
NW
5
W
5
SSE
15
SE
25
S
0
SSE
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		offglassglasscross-
off		glasscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		crossglasscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:02PM
2.02
4:34AM
2.24
4:48PM
2.03
5:15AM
2.23
5:40PM
2.04
5:57AM
2.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:17AM
0.58
10:10PM
0.57
10:58AM
0.51
10:56PM
0.52
11:41AM
0.46
11:49PM
0.49
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise-------6:56-------6:56-------6:58
Sunset---8:42-------8:40-------8:38----
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-111-------1-----------
Temp. °C131514141313131315171817151514141619191715141313
Feels °C (?)101213141312131214151615151514131618171316131110
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