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Jacks Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
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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
13.2° C
(Which is 2.3°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 9PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Jacks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sun night, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 15 | SE 15 | |
603 | 404 | 807 | 648 | 520 | 437 | 376 | 321 | 273 | 216 | 175 | 140 | 126 | 96 | 122 | 314 | 362 | 425 | 537 | 553 | 463 | 469 | 544 | 544 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 10:16PM2.02m | 10:40AM1.98m | 10:57PM2.02m | 11:24AM2.04m | 11:41PM2.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:04PM0.82m | 4:37AM0.84m | 4:47PM0.71m | 5:15AM0.71m | 5:32PM0.59m | 5:52AM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | |
5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 |
5 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 15 | SE 15 |
603 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 520 | 437 | 376 | 321 | 273 | 216 | 175 | 140 | 126 | 96 | 75 | 314 | 362 | 425 | 537 | 553 | 463 | 469 | 544 | 544 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 16 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 |
62 | — | — | — | 54 | 52 | 49 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 122 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | SSE 16 | E 11 | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | S 24 | SE 24 | SE 22 | E 11 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 26 | 22 | — | 4 | 16 | 31 | 11 | 22 | 18 | 21 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — |
982 | 404 | 807 | 648 | 1959 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2391 | 2877 | 2658 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 154 | 154 | 152 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 88 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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