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Jacks Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
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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
13.3° C
(Which is 2.3°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 7AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Jacks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | |
26 | 153 | 122 | 78 | 51 | 64 | 100 | 53 | 54 | 78 | 275 | 283 | 272 | 180 | 245 | 203 | 471 | 548 | 402 | 330 | 273 | 220 | 212 | 144 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 8:53PM2.03m | 9:09AM1.97m | 9:37PM2.03m | 9:57AM1.94m | 10:16PM2.02m | 10:40AM1.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:49AM1.02m | 3:20PM0.89m | 3:50AM0.95m | 4:04PM0.82m | 4:37AM0.84m | 4:47PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
13 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | SSE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
26 | 153 | 122 | 78 | 51 | 64 | 11 | 53 | 54 | 54 | 275 | 283 | 272 | 180 | 35 | 56 | 55 | 548 | 402 | 330 | 273 | 220 | 212 | 144 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 16 | E 4 | E 4 | SSE 14 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
16 | 87 | 66 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 78 | 54 | 35 | 34 | 18 | 17 | — | — | 55 | 53 | 51 | 48 | 26 | 26 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SSE 6 | S 16 | SSE 6 | SSE 15 | S 4 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | SSE 17 | — | — | — |
7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 43 | 7 | 44 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | 29 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 17 | SSE 4 | S 5 | — | E 10 | E 4 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNW 3 | S 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 10 | S 8 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 12 | 3 | 16 | — | 100 | 10 | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 1110 | 245 | 203 | 471 | 1181 | 1342 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 88 | 88 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 136 | 2 | 0 | 109 | 88 | 88 | 0 | 136 | 154 | 334 | 152 | 152 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 90 |
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