Jacks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.43° S 171.26° E

Issued: 12 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Jacks Point sea temperature is

11.3°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 (02 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacks Point at 3AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Oct)	0.5ft (0.2m)	14s
Afternoon (02 Oct)	0.5ft (0.2m)	12s
Evening (02 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 2								Saturday 3								Sunday 4
	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	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 15	SSE 15	SE 5	SE 6	SE 15	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 14	SE 14	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	24	24	23	20	16	15	15	148	21	27	37	56	166	162	89	82	200	128	87	82	80	98	98	63
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NW	WNW	W	WNW	SSE	SE	ESE	SSE	SSE	W	NW	SE	SE	E	N	N	N	N	ENE	ENE	NE	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	glassy
High Tide				8:26AM2.37m				8:50PM2.04m				9:27AM2.39m				9:59PM2.13m					10:25AM2.41m
Low Tide		1:55AM0.66m				2:41PM0.59m				2:56AM0.74m				3:35PM0.65m					4:01AM0.79m				4:37PM0.65m


	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:03	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	14	14	17	19	12	10	9	8	7	7	9	11	9	8	8	7	6	7	10	11	10	9
Feels °C	12	10	9	8	12	13	10	7	6	5	4	4	6	8	6	6	6	4	3	4	6	8	8	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SSE 12	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	E 8	SSE 15	SSE 14	SE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 14	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10
kJ	23	22	13	20	16	15	15	1	21	19	37	35	33	30	27	20	200	128	87	82	80	98	98	63
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	E 3	SSE 15	SSE 11	—	SE 16	SE 15	ENE 8	SE 11	E 6	SSE 13	SE 15	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 12	—	E 16	—	SE 14	—	E 18	E 18
kJ	24	1	23	12	—	10	9	7	5	1	18	56	166	162	89	82	87	—	5	—	8	—	6	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 3	SSE 16	E 4	E 4	—	—	—	—	E 9	NE 6	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	1	24	1	1	—	—	—	—	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	WNW 2	WNW 3	NW 2	—	SSE 15	SE 4	SE 5	S 6	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 2	NE 3	NE 3
kJ	—	—	—	1	2	1	—	148	15	27	187	181	154	131	127	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	1
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	3	3	1	1
Distance (km)	88	88	88	88	88	136	136	166	154	154	166	0	0	154	154	0	0	1	1	1	138	138	88	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	3	4	6	7	6	3	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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