Jacks Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 12 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
15.6° 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 4AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (13 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (13 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
2
1
0
1
0
2
1
1
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)991011121313121212111110101091413131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17314214323732754765353048838429123317713394856158575656555073
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
20
SSW
5
WSW
5
N
15
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:43PM
2.09
12:11PM
1.96
12:23AM
2.09
12:49PM
2.03
1:07AM
2.12
1:31PM
2.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:10AM
0.74
6:09PM
0.65
6:41AM
0.60
6:51PM
0.51
7:16AM
0.48
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise----7:05-------7:07-------7:07---
Sunset-------6:04-------6:01-------6:00
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C1414131213161715131111101115151311109810151814
Feels °C (?)1191110101314121077671110977546111310
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