Jacks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.43° S 171.26° E

Jacks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jacks Point sea temperature is
10.1°C
1.2° 

Jacks Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Jacks Point today (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacks Point at 10AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (13 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (13 Sep)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.7
SE
11
0.7
SE
11
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
152
154
171
154
160
212
205
161
123
119
87
80
65
45
41
29
28
18
17
10
10
6
6
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
5
W
5
NNW
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NW
5
WSW
5
NW
10
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:30AM2.36m
4:52PM2.13m
5:19AM2.31m
5:30PM2.03m
6:05AM2.24m
6:13PM1.98m
Low Tide
10:49AM0.47m
10:52PM0.55m
11:38AM0.54m
11:37PM0.58m
12:20PM0.61m
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6:41
6:39
6:37
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6:20
6:21
6:22
 mm
Temp °C
7
8
9
11
11
10
9
8
8
8
9
13
14
13
13
12
12
11
12
17
19
17
13
Feels °C
2
5
6
7
8
7
6
6
5
5
7
10
10
10
11
9
9
8
9
14
16
13
8
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