Jacks Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 02 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
16.2° C
(Which is 2.6°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: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 02). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Mar)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (02 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (02 Mar)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


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Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thu
05
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SE
0.8
SSE
1.2
SE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SE
2.3
SSE
1.1
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.9
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)1413131312121212121212111111111077121211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2032294946485634804281413367144140209979455494135150233273308206275
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
N
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:16AM
2.55
3:16PM
2.30
4:12AM
2.52
4:07PM
2.25
4:58AM
2.42
5:01PM
2.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:13AM
0.68
9:29PM
0.49
10:04AM
0.68
10:20PM
0.49
10:52AM
0.66
11:11PM
0.55
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thu
05
Sunrise--7:11-------7:13-------7:15-----
Sunset-----8:21-------8:19-------8:16--
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---11-------------------
Temp. °C8891111111199891111111098891315141412
Feels °C (?)0013346455677887556911111210
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