Jacks Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 17 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
15.0° C
(Which is 3.0°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: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (17 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.3
ESE
0.8
NE
0.3
ESE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.4
SSE
0.8
S
0.6
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
1.1
S
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.8
SSE
Period(s) (?)999135137766121212121144445511115
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)55404034343322221414141311111052413222864393727
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNW
15
N
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
25
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
20
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:07PM
2.21
3:24AM
2.25
4:02PM
2.25
4:09AM
2.24
4:59PM
2.31
5:00AM
2.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:47AM
0.37
9:18PM
0.33
9:42AM
0.38
10:15PM
0.37
10:37AM
0.42
11:13PM
0.43
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise7:11-------7:11-------7:13-------
Sunset--5:57-------5:54-------5:53-----
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------2
Temp. °C91518151212111214181714111011111112121211111110
Feels °C (?)5111411810810813149868988776665
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