Jacks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.43° S 171.26° E

Issued: 5 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Jacks Point sea temperature is

9.5° C

Jacks Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Jacks Point today (28 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacks Point at 10AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	13s
Afternoon (28 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	13s
Evening (28 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 28							Wednesday 29								Thursday 30
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	0	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	E 11
Wave Graph
kJ	317	372	367	361	361	367	367	378	372	367	367	282	273	260	202	198	195	192	147	145	107	106	94
Wind (km/h)	W	WNW	NW	N	NE	NNE	N	NNW	NW	W	W	NNW	NE	NNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	N	N	NNW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	2:00AM2.18m				2:39PM2.11m				2:32AM2.17m					3:19PM2.10m				3:10AM2.14m				3:57PM2.10m
Low Tide			8:29AM0.69m				8:50PM0.75m					9:09AM0.68m				9:31PM0.73m				9:48AM0.68m


	—	7:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	8	8	9	11	13	12	10	8	8	8	8	11	14	12	10	10	9	8	8	13	14	11	9
Feels °C	4	4	5	7	9	8	6	5	5	5	5	8	12	10	7	7	6	5	5	9	11	8	5
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	E 11
kJ	317	372	367	361	361	367	367	378	372	367	367	282	273	260	202	198	195	192	147	145	107	106	94
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 10	S 10	S 7	S 7	S 6	SSW 9	S 15	S 14	S 14	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SE 17	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	ENE 4	ENE 4
kJ	19	17	18	4	3	3	17	17	37	36	27	27	25	23	21	21	11	10	10	10	10	7	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 16	—	—	SSW 14	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 5	NE 5	ENE 5	NE 7	NE 6	S 16	—	—	SE 15	SE 14
kJ	—	—	—	2	8	8	5	—	—	65	3	3	2	2	4	3	11	5	21	—	—	8	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 4	NNE 3	ENE 4	NE 4	NE 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	2	1	21	37
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	1	109	90	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	6	5	5	9	6	9	5	5	5	6	4	8	7	5	4	4	4	4	4	4

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