Jacks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.43° S 171.26° E

Issued: 5 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Jacks Point sea temperature is

9.7° 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 (10 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacks Point at 11AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Afternoon (10 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Evening (10 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s

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.
	Friday 10							Saturday 11								Sunday 12								Mon 13
	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	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	SE 18	E 10	E 10	SE 16	SE 15	SE 15	E 10	E 10	SSE 16	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSE 15	E 9
Wave Graph
kJ	229	187	184	177	177	173	127	125	94	94	94	70	68	65	48	48	48	28	27	27	26	26	21	14
Wind (km/h)	W	W	WNW	WNW	ESE	N	W	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	NW	N	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	N	NE	N	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				11:16AM2.18m				11:29PM2.17m					12:12PM2.27m				00:28AM2.28m				1:07PM2.36m
Low Tide		4:49AM0.63m				5:28PM0.71m				5:43AM0.62m					6:27PM0.68m				6:39AM0.62m				7:21PM0.63m


	—	8:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:07	—	—	—	—	—	8:07
	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	5:13
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	6	6	5	7	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	6	8	7	6	5	5	4	4	6	7	7	5	4
Feels °C	2	2	1	4	6	5	3	2	2	1	1	3	5	3	2	1	1	0	0	2	3	3	1	0
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	229	187	184	177	177	173	127	125	94	94	94	70	68	65	44	45	43	28	27	27	26	26	14	14
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 14	SE 18	SE 18	SE 17	SE 16	SE 16	SE 15	SE 15	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 15	ENE 4
kJ	52	50	24	24	24	24	41	82	80	70	66	64	60	60	48	48	48	22	22	11	9	9	21	1
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	S 20	SE 19	SSE 18	S 18	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	—	SSE 16	SSE 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	—	SSE 9
kJ	87	50	49	48	48	8	15	107	158	32	31	20	21	—	26	25	19	18	17	9	8	8	—	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 2	—	—	ENE 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	12
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	90	109	90	88	90
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
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