Jacks Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 18 Apr 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
14.7° C
(Which is 2.8°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 6PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (18 Apr)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (18 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.9
NE
0.2
ESE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.8
SSE
0.8
SE
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.7
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.4
SE
1.5
SE
1.5
SE
1.6
SE
1.4
SE
1.7
SE
1.7
SE
1.7
ESE
Period(s) (?)6771212121111555511115677888988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1417731411111092728272339392784163242264319264439419392
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
SW
30
S
25
SSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:02PM
2.25
4:09AM
2.24
4:59PM
2.31
5:00AM
2.20
5:57PM
2.36
6:00AM
2.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:42AM
0.38
10:15PM
0.37
10:37AM
0.42
11:13PM
0.43
11:31AM
0.48
12:07AM
0.50
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise7:11-------7:13-------7:13-------
Sunset--5:54-------5:53-------5:52-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------5142----21-111---
Temp. °C141818151111101211899101010101010999887
Feels °C (?)913141277666234555423233321
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