Jacks Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 10 Feb 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
17.4° C
(Which is 3.0°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 9PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (10 Feb)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (10 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
1.1
S
1.2
S
0.6
SSE
0.5
SE
0.2
SSE
0.4
SE
0.5
E
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.5
E
0.7
E
0.9
E
1.5
ENE
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)1313121111101056659444455566778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4640291311111054962011877141719122250170737078
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
15
NNE
10
NW
10
WNW
5
SW
10
SSW
25
S
20
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NE
25
ENE
20
NE
5
ENE
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:13AM
1.94
11:48PM
1.98
12:11PM
1.96
12:35AM
2.04
1:00PM
1.98
1:19AM
2.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:18PM
0.76
5:55AM
0.88
6:12PM
0.78
6:58AM
0.85
6:59PM
0.78
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sunrise-------6:46-------6:47-------6:48
Sunset---8:52-------8:51-------8:50----
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C142225252019161414141615141312121520202018171615
Feels °C (?)121922231917131113131412121111101318171818161311
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