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Jacks Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 30 Mar 2026 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.2° C
(Which is 3.4°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 3PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Mar) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Mar) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Jacks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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 kJ (?) | 186 | 106 | 179 | 135 | 133 | 121 | 95 | 93 | 90 | 610 | 1130 | 621 | 166 | 328 | 115 | 115 | 119 | 92 | 90 | 208 | 228 | 196 | 178 | 175 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:03AM 2.47 | 2:22PM 2.22 | 3:02AM 2.43 | 3:12PM 2.18 | 3:51AM 2.35 | 3:59PM 2.16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:12AM 0.65 | 8:28PM 0.53 | 9:01AM 0.64 | 9:18PM 0.51 | 9:47AM 0.63 | 10:07PM 0.54 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thu 02 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:25 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 |
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