Jacks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.43° S 171.26° E

Jacks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jacks Point sea temperature is
10.0° C
0.8° 

Jacks Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Jacks Point today (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacks Point at 6PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (09 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
10
1
ESE
11
1
ESE
11
1
E
10
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.4
SE
18
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.4
SE
16
0.6
E
10
0.4
SE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.3
SSE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
251
240
240
225
229
229
229
187
184
177
177
177
130
125
94
94
94
70
67
62
50
50
48
44
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
S
5
SW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
ESE
0
S
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:17AM2.10m
10:32PM2.07m
11:16AM2.18m
11:29PM2.17m
12:12PM2.27m
00:28AM2.28m
Low Tide
4:26PM0.70m
4:49AM0.63m
5:28PM0.71m
5:43AM0.62m
6:27PM0.68m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:08
8:08
8:07
8:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:10
5:12
5:12
 mm
Temp °C
6
6
7
7
6
6
6
6
5
7
8
7
6
6
6
5
5
7
8
8
7
6
5
4
Feels °C
1
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
1
4
5
5
3
3
3
1
1
3
5
5
3
2
1
0
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