Jacks Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
13.6° C
(Which is 2.1°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 4PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)19s
Afternoon (29 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (29 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed night, calm by Fri afternoon).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
19
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
1.1
S
5
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
7
0.4
SE
14
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SE
15
0.6
SSE
14
0.5
SE
14
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
5
7
7
52
64
73
54
93
92
87
55
140
100
46
29
27
25
25
24
24
24
25
25
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
NNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
40
SSW
15
SSW
5
W
15
N
25
N
25
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
15
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
SSE
10
ESE
0
SE
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:57PM2.13m
2:25AM2.16m
2:37PM2.14m
2:55AM2.11m
3:12PM2.14m
3:17AM2.14m
Low Tide
7:41AM0.63m
8:07PM0.55m
8:21AM0.63m
8:50PM0.57m
9:00AM0.63m
9:27PM0.61m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
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7:24
7:26
7:26
7:28
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5:37
5:37
5:35
5:34
Temp °C
13
17
21
19
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
11
11
12
12
11
11
14
17
13
1
5
8
6
5
5
6
7
6
7
8
8
8
9
10
10
9
10
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
11
0.2
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SE
15
0.6
SSE
14
0.5
SE
14
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
Energy kJ
5
5
2
7
5
19
73
47
25
16
87
55
140
100
46
29
27
25
25
24
23
22
8
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
11
0.4
SE
14
0.4
SE
14
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
Energy kJ
7
2
5
48
54
93
92
26
17
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
24
24
24
25
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
19
0.1
S
14
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
6
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
ENE
4
Energy kJ
14
4
5
5
2
4
4
2
1
4
4
20
20
20
20
19
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
5
0.9
SSE
6
2.1
S
7
1.9
SSW
7
0.3
NNE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.4
NE
4
Energy kJ
52
64
483
326
1
2
2
3
6
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
3
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
89
90
136
136
161
6
0
1
88
88
136
136
1
1
0
1
88
88
136
1
88
88
88
88
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
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