Jacks Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 15 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
15.4° C
(Which is 3.3°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: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.5
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)1313131312121212101010101012101010999991313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)57565655507347475567676897217123989267555440393433
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
10
W
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NW
15
S
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
25
W
30
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
10
NW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:07AM
2.12
1:31PM
2.11
1:53AM
2.17
2:17PM
2.17
2:39AM
2.22
3:07PM
2.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:16AM
0.48
7:35PM
0.40
7:57AM
0.40
8:24PM
0.34
8:47AM
0.37
9:18PM
0.33
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
Sunrise--7:07-------7:09-------7:11-----
Sunset-----6:00------5:59-------5:57---
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------11---------------
Temp. °C1091014161411109891516131087791417141211
Feels °C (?)6671011106664588864334913998
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