Jacks Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 27 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
16.7° C
(Which is 3.8°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 11PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 27). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)--
Afternoon (27 Mar)11ft (3.5m)11s
Evening (27 Mar)6ft (1.9m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
3
3
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.6
E
0.4
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.7
ESE
Period(s) (?)111212111111111099999812121212121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)78510769398285464673192301751441081061035050195192111189189183140186135
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
SW
10
S
5
SE
20
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
SW
20
S
30
S
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:06AM
2.47
12:33PM
2.25
1:03AM
2.48
1:29PM
2.25
2:03AM
2.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:44PM
0.66
6:27AM
0.72
6:41PM
0.62
7:22AM
0.67
7:35PM
0.57
8:12AM
0.65
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise------7:46-------7:47-------7:48-
Sunset-7:35-------7:32-------7:31------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C161616171815161715141313131414161816161716141413
Feels °C (?)1516151618141715141212121213131516161616151299
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