Jacks Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 01 Mar 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
17.5° C
(Which is 3.5°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 7AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (01 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (01 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
SSE
0.2
E
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.9
SSE
1
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
0.7
SE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.4
SSE
0.7
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
Period(s) (?)138813135678141414131312121212121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)165616164480181217206257236465512466554149373367278224205168140
Wind
(km/h)
0
ENE
5
W
5
WNW
10
SSW
10
S
30
S
20
S
35
S
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
35
SSE
30
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
W
5
WNW
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:14AM
2.53
2:26PM
2.33
3:16AM
2.55
3:16PM
2.30
4:12AM
2.52
4:07PM
2.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:45PM
0.60
8:24AM
0.68
8:38PM
0.53
9:13AM
0.68
9:29PM
0.49
10:04AM
0.68
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise----7:11-------7:11-------7:13---
Sunset-------8:22-------8:21-------8:19
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----232----------------
Temp. °C131312121310111210999101212111110989121212
Feels °C (?)12121110113643234354466657989
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