Jacks Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 23 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
16.3° 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 11AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 23). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (23 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (23 Feb)2ft (0.6m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.7
ENE
1
NE
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.7
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.4
ENE
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)67766455556611111110101010105566
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)42362819918471392840323030292625253516234714136
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
20
NE
25
ENE
15
NE
15
N
10
NNW
35
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
NE
25
NE
25
NE
10
NNW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
onononcrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:23AM
2.00
9:24PM
2.15
9:23AM
2.00
10:27PM
2.22
10:27AM
2.05
11:26PM
2.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:31AM
0.68
2:52PM
0.55
3:24AM
0.79
3:49PM
0.61
4:25AM
0.86
4:49PM
0.66
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
Sunrise--7:03-------7:03-------7:05-----
Sunset-----8:31-------8:30-------8:29--
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C121012161718161915141514151413111010121821211818
Feels °C (?)11781212161416910121111101087791518181716
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