Jacks Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 25 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
13.7° C
(Which is 2.1°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 9AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (25 Apr)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
16
0.4
SE
16
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SE
14
0.4
SE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
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
0.4
SSE
16
0.5
SE
16
0.5
SE
16
0.7
SE
16
0.6
SE
14
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
62
57
53
47
34
28
27
28
29
29
43
86
97
124
124
248
162
96
87
78
51
47
31
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
W
5
NW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
SSW
5
NW
0
ENE
15
SE
5
SE
10
E
10
E
5
NE
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
NW
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:23AM2.27m
10:49PM2.44m
11:22AM2.22m
11:47PM2.39m
12:19PM2.17m
Low Tide
4:05AM0.70m
4:31PM0.62m
5:10AM0.67m
5:28PM0.60m
6:06AM0.63m
6:25PM0.58m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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7:20
7:20
7:22
7:24
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5:44
5:43
5:40
5:39
1
Temp °C
12
11
12
16
19
19
18
18
17
16
14
17
15
12
12
11
11
11
12
15
18
17
15
16
10
9
10
13
16
16
14
14
13
13
12
16
12
11
11
10
10
9
10
12
15
14
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
16
0.4
SE
16
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SE
14
0.4
SE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
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
0.4
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SE
16
0.7
SE
16
0.6
SE
14
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
62
62
57
53
47
34
28
27
28
29
29
43
86
97
15
124
248
162
96
87
78
51
47
31
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.2
S
5
0.1
E
9
0.4
SSE
4
0.5
SE
16
0.5
SE
5
0.6
S
15
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
15
6
6
6
6
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
6
124
11
163
1
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
17
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
NE
7
0.1
E
5
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
24
13
13
6
6
1
1
2
1
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
2
1
S
5
0.2
NNE
2
0.4
NE
3
Energy kJ
1
53
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
1
4
3
3
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
1
1
88
88
88
88
88
88
136
114
154
136
88
90
0
0
136
136
90
88
88
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
5
4
5
4
6
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
4
6
6
5
4
9
9
8
7
6
6
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