Jacks Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 24 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
12.3° C
(Which is 1.9°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 9PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)--
Afternoon (24 May)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (24 May)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SE
15
0.7
SE
14
0.6
SE
14
0.6
SE
13
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.7
SSE
6
0.4
SE
17
0.7
SE
16
1.2
SE
17
1.3
SSE
17
1.2
SE
17
1.1
SE
17
1.1
SE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
169
171
169
191
214
158
138
111
104
99
71
69
65
67
37
34
27
75
264
854
1009
864
655
530
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
5
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
NE
5
NNE
0
WNW
5
W
5
W
15
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
SE
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
N
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
10:31PM2.34m
11:07AM2.14m
11:29PM2.24m
12:04PM2.10m
00:28AM2.14m
Low Tide
4:12PM0.62m
4:51AM0.64m
5:13PM0.63m
5:47AM0.62m
6:13PM0.62m
6:34AM0.63m
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:54
7:54
7:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
5:07
5:07
Temp °C
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
11
12
11
11
12
12
12
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
8
8
10
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
9
9
9
10
10
9
8
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SE
15
0.7
SE
14
0.6
SE
14
0.6
SE
13
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SE
16
1.2
SE
17
1.3
SSE
17
1.2
SE
17
1.1
SE
17
1.1
SE
15
Energy kJ
169
171
169
191
214
158
138
111
104
99
71
69
65
67
37
34
12
28
264
854
1009
864
655
530
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
13
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
SE
16
0.4
SE
17
0.6
SSE
6
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.1
E
11
0.2
E
12
Energy kJ
2
3
1
1
1
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
10
75
22
20
22
12
3
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.2
ENE
10
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
6
0.2
SSE
16
0.1
E
10
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
E
10
0.3
ENE
10
Energy kJ
4
10
3
3
3
1
1
25
2
12
8
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.3
SW
2
0.3
S
4
0.5
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
6
1.2
S
6
Energy kJ
2
1
1
3
14
27
116
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
88
136
1
0
0
0
0
0
136
0
0
0
0
136
154
89
99
6
2
0
0
0
0
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
5
5
5
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
2
4
6
7
7
7
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
9
9
9
9
8
8
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