Jacks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.43° S 171.26° E

Issued: 5 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Jacks Point sea temperature is

9.4° 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 (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacks Point at 10AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	14s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	16s
Evening (16 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 16							Friday 17								Saturday 18								Sun 19
	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	3	2	3	4	4	3	3	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	SSE 23	SSE 23	SSE 23	SSE 23	SSE 23	ESE 14	SSE 17	ESE 14
Wave Graph
kJ	35	36	36	34	52	87	153	153	208	201	298	329	380	366	512	331	359	698	859	686	356	235	255	210
Wind (km/h)	WNW	S	NNW	N	NE	NNE	NNW	NW	W	WNW	WSW	NNW	NNE	N	NW	WNW	W	NW	WNW	WNW	NNW	SSE	S	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	glassy
High Tide		4:02AM2.49m				5:10PM2.55m				5:10AM2.42m					6:05PM2.49m				6:19AM2.33m				6:59PM2.37m
Low Tide				10:31AM0.44m				10:57PM0.61m				11:31AM0.43m				11:53PM0.63m					12:31PM0.46m


	—	8:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:03	—	—	—	—	—	8:03
	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:17	—	—	5:17
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	8	7	9	11	10	9	8	7	6	6	8	10	10	8	8	7	7	7	10	12	11	9	8
Feels °C	6	2	3	4	8	8	6	5	4	3	3	6	7	7	5	5	4	4	3	7	9	8	6	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 14	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 7	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14
kJ	35	36	6	8	20	87	153	153	208	201	298	329	380	366	512	331	353	348	305	297	289	220	213	210
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 4	E 4	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	S 9	SSE 15	SSE 23	SSE 23	SSE 23	SSE 23	SSE 23	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 16
kJ	1	1	36	34	34	84	82	87	131	95	92	86	86	87	111	92	359	698	859	686	356	235	255	147
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 16	SE 15	—	ESE 16	ESE 16	S 14	SSE 14	S 15	S 16	S 15	S 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	S 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	S 8	—	—	—	SSE 17	SSE 23	SE 22	SE 21
kJ	10	9	—	26	52	37	69	112	181	121	116	74	44	40	44	75	49	—	—	—	112	204	76	115
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	3	2	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	2	3	2	3	4	4	3	3	3	2	2
Distance (km)	88	109	88	88	88	88	0	0	0	0	0	0	90	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	142	142	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	9	7	6	5	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	3	4	3	4	4	7	4	5	4	4	5	5	8	9	8	7	7	9	8	9	9	9	7
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	6	6	9	6	8	9	8	7	6	6	8	9	9	9	7

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