Jacks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.43° S 171.26° E

Issued: 6 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Jacks Point sea temperature is

11.0°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 (27 Sep):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacks Point at 10PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Sep)	-	-
Afternoon (27 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	12s
Evening (27 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night).
	Sun 27			Monday 28								Tuesday 29
	5 PM	8 PM	11 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
Rating (10 max)	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	0	0	2	3	3	3	1	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	SSE 7	SSE 7	ESE 14	ESE 13	SSE 12	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 14	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15
Wave Graph
kJ	49	72	46	71	68	96	114	116	140	191	94	310	487	608	580	447	430	414	291
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	WSW	NW	SSE	E	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	ENE	E	ENE	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-off
High Tide		4:24PM2.09m				4:52AM2.26m				5:06PM2.09m				5:41AM2.29m				5:50PM2.07m
Low Tide				10:33PM0.36m				11:16AM0.33m				11:22PM0.40m				12:08PM0.35m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—
	—	8:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	9	9	5	4	3	3	7	11	12	9	7	6	7	6	8	12	12	12	10
Feels °C	1	5	2	-1	-1	-1	4	8	8	5	3	2	4	2	4	9	8	9	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 12	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 14	SSE 15	SSE 8	SSE 16	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15
kJ	49	72	46	52	44	96	111	116	140	191	42	310	487	608	580	447	430	414	291
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 15	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	SSE 16	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 13
kJ	21	27	28	71	68	68	67	57	32	30	94	32	29	29	14	16	16	14	16
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 14	ESE 14	ESE 15	S 20	SSE 12	S 12	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	—	—	—	ESE 12	—	—	—	—
kJ	8	41	42	8	44	75	114	98	65	64	30	—	—	—	29	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	SSW 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 12	—	—	S 17	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	76	469	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	869	—	—	2404	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	3	3	3	5	3	4	2
Distance (km)	152	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	166	6	0	0	0	0	136	195	88	0
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Rating (10 max)		3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	3	5	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	4	9	9	8	5	4	4	9
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	5	5	6	6	9

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