Jacks Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
15.4° C
(Which is 3.3°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 10PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 14). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)--
Afternoon (14 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (14 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
ESE
0.7
E
0.4
ESE
0.6
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.5
SE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SE
Period(s) (?)1091491313131312121212121010101111101010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1008561605756565550737247464967681571611149674565440
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
W
15
SW
10
SW
5
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
25
WSW
30
WSW
15
WSW
5
W
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:49PM
2.03
1:07AM
2.12
1:31PM
2.11
1:53AM
2.17
2:17PM
2.17
2:39AM
2.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:51PM
0.51
7:16AM
0.48
7:35PM
0.40
7:57AM
0.40
8:24PM
0.34
8:47AM
0.37
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise------7:07-------7:09-------7:11-
Sunset-6:01-------6:00------5:59-------
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------1------------
Temp. °C161412101091014171410109710151614108771015
Feels °C (?)131186667101211665368897433511
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