Jacks Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 29 May 2026 NZST
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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
12.0° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Jacks Point today (30 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacks Point at 7AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (30 May)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (30 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.8
NE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.3
ENE
6
1.4
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.3
E
9
0.5
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
144
140
104
101
58
52
49
34
23
23
23
22
26
83
132
200
127
41
41
28
29
21
14
41
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
NE
10
NE
5
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
N
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
SSE
15
SSW
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:21AM2.10m
2:41PM2.12m
2:43AM2.21m
3:16PM2.10m
3:09AM2.32m
3:57PM2.07m
Low Tide
8:25PM0.62m
8:34AM0.67m
8:57PM0.67m
9:16AM0.66m
9:31PM0.74m
10:00AM0.66m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:58
7:58
8:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:05
5:04
Temp °C
9
8
8
7
8
10
13
12
11
10
11
13
14
16
17
15
14
15
16
14
13
14
13
12
7
5
5
4
5
7
10
9
7
6
7
10
11
13
14
13
12
13
14
12
11
13
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.4
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.5
E
9
Energy kJ
144
140
104
101
58
52
49
34
23
12
6
6
8
20
40
44
29
41
41
28
29
21
12
41
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
E
6
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
S
8
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
3
7
9
10
23
23
22
13
13
9
8
3
3
3
2
1
7
14
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.5
S
10
0.1
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
SE
8
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
2
2
2
50
1
5
1
2
5
5
4
4
4
3
4
1
4
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
2
0.2
ENE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.7
NE
4
0.7
ENE
5
0.8
NE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.3
ENE
6
1.4
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
0.2
S
3
0.2
S
3
Energy kJ
1
1
2
20
24
26
83
132
200
127
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
1
90
1
136
136
0
2
88
88
88
90
109
1
1
0
88
109
88
88
109
136
88
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
2
1
2
1
2
3
2
1
2
4
1
1
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
3
4
3
2
3
2
3
3
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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