Jacks Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 24 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
13.9° C
(Which is 2.2°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 11AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (24 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (24 Apr)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
14
0.4
SE
16
0.4
SE
16
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SE
14
0.4
SE
14
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
SE
16
0.5
SE
16
0.5
SE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
45
44
43
28
28
34
37
62
62
57
53
46
40
37
27
28
28
30
44
85
119
121
122
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NE
10
NE
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
SSW
5
WSW
15
ESE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
N
10
N
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
9:25AM2.28m
9:54PM2.47m
10:23AM2.27m
10:49PM2.44m
11:22AM2.22m
11:47PM2.39m
Low Tide
2:56AM0.69m
3:33PM0.64m
4:05AM0.70m
4:31PM0.62m
5:10AM0.67m
5:28PM0.60m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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7:18
7:20
7:20
7:22
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5:45
5:44
5:43
5:40
Temp °C
8
8
10
14
17
16
14
13
12
12
12
17
20
20
18
18
17
17
15
13
11
11
11
11
6
5
7
10
13
13
12
11
10
10
9
14
17
17
14
15
13
14
13
11
8
9
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
SSE
14
0.4
SE
16
0.4
SE
16
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SE
14
0.4
SE
14
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
SE
16
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
Energy kJ
67
45
44
43
28
28
27
37
62
62
57
53
46
40
37
27
28
28
30
44
85
119
10
11
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.4
SSE
4
0.5
SE
16
0.5
SE
16
Energy kJ
11
10
10
9
4
4
34
16
15
6
6
6
6
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
7
121
122
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.2
S
17
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
S
11
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
8
8
7
7
7
7
24
13
6
6
6
1
2
1
3
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
4
Energy kJ
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
4
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
1
109
88
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
88
88
88
88
88
136
99
158
88
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
4
3
4
5
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
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