Jacks Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 22 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
16.7° C
(Which is 2.5°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 9AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Feb)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (22 Feb)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (22 Feb)3ft (0.9m)6s

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

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Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
E
0.6
SE
0.4
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.7
E
1.1
NE
0.5
E
0.2
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.7
SE
0.6
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)99999126766666455115666111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17171615715874764227271881757141324533421302927
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
5
E
20
ESE
20
SE
15
S
0
SW
5
NE
15
N
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
N
15
NW
10
SSW
20
S
10
S
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffglassoncross-
on
crossglassglasscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:29AM
2.06
8:24PM
2.10
8:23AM
2.00
9:24PM
2.15
9:23AM
2.00
10:27PM
2.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:40AM
0.58
2:00PM
0.50
2:31AM
0.68
2:52PM
0.55
3:24AM
0.79
3:49PM
0.61
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
Sunrise--7:01-------7:03-------7:03-----
Sunset-----8:34-------8:31-------8:30--
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C111016191815131312101216171917181714141414131311
Feels °C (?)77131713101013117812131615131491111109108
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