Jacks Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 08 May 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
13.4° 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 5PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (08 May)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (08 May)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
1
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
9
0.6
E
7
1.2
E
9
1
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
11
0.4
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
13
1.7
SSE
7
1.8
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
10
18
29
33
235
150
74
55
61
110
53
36
80
191
279
191
183
195
319
679
683
485
403
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
ESE
10
E
0
WNW
5
WNW
0
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
NNW
20
NNE
25
NE
10
NE
15
W
10
S
10
ESE
15
N
15
N
15
SSW
35
S
40
SSW
40
SSW
25
SSW
10
SW
10
NNW
glassy
on
on
glassy
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:08AM2.04m
8:53PM2.03m
9:09AM1.97m
9:37PM2.03m
9:57AM1.94m
10:16PM2.02m
Low Tide
2:33PM0.91m
2:49AM1.02m
3:20PM0.89m
3:50AM0.95m
4:04PM0.82m
4:37AM0.84m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:35
7:37
7:37
7:39
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5:25
5:24
5:22
5:22
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
15
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
14
15
13
12
11
11
10
9
15
10
9
8
8
7
6
12
14
12
13
13
13
12
11
10
10
11
11
9
9
9
6
5
11
2
-1
-2
1
3
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
9
0.6
E
7
1.2
E
9
1
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
11
0.4
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
Energy kJ
18
10
18
29
33
235
150
74
55
10
15
53
36
80
191
279
191
183
195
56
55
55
485
403
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.6
E
12
0.5
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.4
SSE
4
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
E
4
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
Energy kJ
7
7
7
7
7
93
63
21
6
10
10
17
5
6
21
43
28
36
35
35
54
52
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
17
0.1
SE
17
0.1
SE
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.1
SE
16
0.3
SSE
12
0.4
E
11
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
14
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
Energy kJ
8
8
7
7
12
11
10
20
43
9
26
36
19
17
16
18
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.7
S
5
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
11
0.4
ENE
4
0.6
N
3
1.5
S
12
1.7
SSE
7
1.8
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
12
3
S
8
2.5
S
11
Energy kJ
1
4
21
61
110
4
7
635
319
679
683
979
1685
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
4
4
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
2
Distance (km)
88
109
109
88
88
0
0
0
0
109
136
109
0
6
88
88
6
0
154
154
152
152
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
1
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
5
4
3
2
2
2
4
6
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
4
9
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
9
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
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