Jacks Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 19 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
17.2° C
(Which is 2.9°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: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (19 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (19 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.8
SSE
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.8
ENE
0.4
ESE
0.6
E
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)88121211111312111111111110710101010105999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)45461256965635719216616015411411075545234331313120171716
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
SE
20
SE
10
ESE
10
NE
10
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
SSE
15
SE
5
SE
15
SE
15
S
5
N
20
N
15
N
10
N
15
NNE
25
ENE
20
NNE
30
NW
20
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
glasscross-
on
crossglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:40PM
2.04
5:57AM
2.19
6:34PM
2.05
6:41AM
2.13
7:28PM
2.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:41AM
0.46
11:49PM
0.49
12:27PM
0.45
12:46AM
0.51
1:13PM
0.47
1:40AM
0.58
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise-------6:58--------7:00-------
Sunset---8:38-------8:37-------8:36----
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---------2--------------
Temp. °C18181716151413131516181614121191115181916131110
Feels °C (?)1616141514131010121216129106581113159887
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