Jacks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.43° S 171.26° E

Issued: 12 am 16 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Jacks Point sea temperature is

14.5°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Jacks Point today (16 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacks Point at 7AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Nov)	0.5ft (0.2m)	15s
Afternoon (16 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	4s
Evening (16 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly strong winds.
	Monday 16								Tuesday 17								Wednesday 18								Thu 19
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
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	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 8	E 8	SSE 15	SSE 4	SSE 5	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 5	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SSE 13	ENE 4	SSE 13	SSE 14	SSE 14	SE 14	S 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 10	SSE 13
Wave Graph
kJ	9	11	10	21	11	48	59	44	19	17	17	17	45	46	35	18	18	18	18	29	39	21	32	81	110	145	219
Wind (km/h)	SE	WNW	SE	S	S	S	S	SSE	ENE	N	N	NNE	ENE	ENE	ENE	N	WNW	NW	SW	ESE	ENE	E	ENE	SSW	SW	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				9:11AM2.06m				9:35PM1.98m					10:04AM2.04m				10:34PM1.92m				10:49AM2.02m				11:21PM1.92m
Low Tide		2:53AM0.92m				3:11PM0.97m				3:47AM0.93m					4:19PM0.94m				4:37AM0.89m				5:14PM0.85m				5:23AM0.79m


	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:44	—	—	—	8:45
mm	—	—	—	—	2	2	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	11	12	14	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	11	14	14	14	12	11	10	10	12	13	12	11	9	7	7	7
Feels °C	12	10	11	10	2	5	4	6	7	6	6	8	11	9	11	10	6	6	6	8	8	8	8	4	2	3	4
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	E 8	E 8	ENE 7	E 7	E 8	SE 5	SE 4	SE 4	E 4	SE 13	SE 13	SSE 13	E 4	ENE 4	E 4	E 4	E 9	SSE 4	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 10	SSE 13
kJ	8	8	4	10	5	9	4	5	19	13	9	4	45	46	35	8	6	3	1	2	10	21	32	81	110	145	219
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 8	E 8	SSE 15	—	—	S 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	E 4	S 13	E 9	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 14	SSE 14	ENE 9	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	E 9
kJ	9	11	10	21	—	—	37	20	19	17	17	17	3	51	2	18	18	18	18	15	18	18	17	65	65	66	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	S 4	SE 8	—	—	S 11	ENE 11	E 9	E 10	E 9	SSE 6	E 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	SSE 7	E 9	E 9	E 9	ENE 4	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	3	3	1	3	—	—	2	11	6	7	7	6	2	8	8	5	2	2	6	1	2	2	6	1	2	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 4	—	—	SE 4	SSE 4	SSE 5	SSE 6	SE 6	—	—	NE 3	ENE 4	ENE 4	E 4	E 4	ENE 4	—	—	—	SE 14	S 5	—	—	S 8	S 8	SSW 8	—
kJ	9	—	—	2	11	48	59	44	—	—	2	5	5	7	7	15	—	—	—	29	39	—	—	597	897	717	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Campbells Bay Otago	Crossroads Otago	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Kakanui River Mouth Otago	Wainakarua River Mouth Otago	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Campbells Bay Otago	Crossroads Otago	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Campbells Bay Otago	Crossroads Otago	Crossroads Otago	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Crossroads Otago	Leithfield Beach Canterbury	Kahutara Kaikoura and Marlborough	Windies (Ngawi) Wairarapa	Smithfield Canterbury	Jacks Point Canterbury	Jacks Point Canterbury	Jacks Point Canterbury
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	1	2	2
Distance (km)	136	90	88	136	166	166	89	99	138	90	88	136	136	136	138	90	88	88	136	88	184	291	452	6	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1			4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	1	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	9	4	4	3	5	2	2	3	2	2	4	4	6	9
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	5	5	5	5	8	9	6	6	9	9	7	9	8	6	9	8	5	5	5	5	5	6	8	9	9

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